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dealgan

dealgan noun: a kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.

Noun

dealgan (plural dealgans)

  1. (Scotland) A kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.

Forms of dealgan

pluraldealgans

Origin of dealgan

From Scottish Gaelic dealgan (“spindle”).

Questions about dealgan

What does dealgan mean?
Dealgan means a kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.
What part of speech is dealgan?
Dealgan is a noun.
What is the plural of dealgan?
The plural of dealgan is dealgans.

Words near dealgan in the dictionary

  1. deales
  2. dealest
  3. dealeth
  4. dealfish
  5. dealfishes
  6. dealgan
  7. dealgans
  8. dealie
  9. dealies
  10. dealign
  11. dealigned

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