merrow

See also: Merrow

English

Etymology 1

Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).

Noun

merrow (plural merrows)

1. (Celtic mythology, mythology) A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.

Etymology 2

Verb

merrow (third-person singular simple present merrows, present participle merrowing, simple past and past participle merrowed)

1. (sewing) To overlock.

Further reading

• Welch, Robert (2000). "sídh". The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature

Anagrams

• Mowrer, wormer