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SÁS

{masculine} outrage, contcrapt.

SÁS

-ÁIS, {plural}- {idem}, and -A, {masculine} a contrivance, apparatus, appliance or machine, an engine of war, {et cetera} means, method, accessory (-ries), one competent to (with {genitive}), a thing adequate for (with {genitive});
a trap, snare or net, allurement;
SÁS ÉIN, a bird-trap;
SÁS GO RITH, a running noose (early);
SÁS DÍOMHAOINEACH, an idle prank;
SÁSA AN DIABHAIL, the devil's wiles;
SÁS DIGHE DO BHEITH GO BUAN, a way of eking out drink;
NÍ SÁS CÚIRTE DO CHUMHDACH IAD, they are poor defence for a court;
i SÁS trapped;
ATÁ AN BÁS RE BÉAL GACH FIR MAR SHÁS RE N-EAN GAN SHAICSIN, death is waiting for all like the unseen trap for the bird (DAN DÉ);
SI A DHÉANTA CHUIMHNIGH AIR, one capable of doing it it was who thought of it;
IS MAITH AN SÁS CLIABH DO DHÉANAMH É, he is a good hand at basketmaking;
NÍ SÁS MAITHEASA É, he is useless, confusion of SÓS and SÁTHAS (SÁITH) and {confer} Dan, sax (trap), DÍOL and INNEALL.

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