thokeawn

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Yola[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Irish túcán (“toucan”). Its beak resembles a fire.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

thokeawn

  1. (figurative) A destructive fire.

References[edit]

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136
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