tubhailt

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots touell, towall, towell.

Noun

tubhailt f (plural tubhailtean)

  1. (Lewis) towel
    Synonym: searbhadair
  2. tablecloth

References

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “tuailt, tubhailt”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN