cho bodhar ri gobhar san fhoghar

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Scottish Gaelic

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Adjective

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cho bodhar ri gobhar san fhoghar

  1. (simile, colloquial) deaf as a doorpost (as deaf as a goat in autumn-time)

Usage notes

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  • There is no special significance to any of the words; the significance of the phrase is its rhyming scheme, akin to the English expression sound as a pound.