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spreagh

spreagh noun: plunder, especially cattle taken as booty.

Noun

spreagh (countable and uncountable, plural spreaghs)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Plunder, especially cattle taken as booty.

Forms of spreagh

pluralspreaghs
alternative formspreath

Origin of spreagh

From Scottish Gaelic sprèidh (“cattle”).

Words formed from spreagh

  • spreaghery

Questions about spreagh

What does spreagh mean?
Spreagh means plunder, especially cattle taken as booty.
What part of speech is spreagh?
Spreagh is a noun.
What is the plural of spreagh?
The plural of spreagh is spreaghs.

Words near spreagh in the dictionary

  1. spreadsheets
  2. spreadsheety
  3. spreadwing
  4. spreadwings
  5. spready
  6. spreagh
  7. spreaghs
  8. spreath
  9. spreathe
  10. spreathed
  11. spreathes

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