Currach
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌɹə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Currach is a noun meaning (nautical) An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be operated by up to eight oars.
Meaning
(nautical) An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be operated by up to eight oars.
Example Sentences
Some days he went out in the currach with her father and her brothers, out past Blue Island and Inishlackan, where the mackerel and sea salmon were fat as piglets.
Word Forms
- currachs
- curagh
- curragh
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carabus, carac, corb, carrick, carrack, carack.
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