, g. id., d. boin, buin, pl. ba, gpl. bó, dpl. buaibh, a cow; bó bhainne, a milch cow; bó allaidh, a wild ox, a buffalo; bó thórmaigh, a springing cow.
II.
, interj., boo!
bóbó!
interj., hands off! touch me not! fie! nonsense! (U. in latter meaning).
bóchna
, g. id., f. (somet. m.), the ocean; somet. applied to human life; Mín a' Bhóchna, Meenyvoughna, near Castle Island.
bóic
, -e, f., a projecting part of backstone of hearth in old houses (Om.). See <<buaic>>.
bóid
, a vow, etc. See <<móid>>.
bóidcín
, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a bodkin (Fer.).
bóideacán
, -áin, pl. id., m., a bodkin.
Bóinn
, -e, f., the River Boyne; a few small streams are also called Bóinn.
bóird-lios
, -leasa, pl. id., and -liosanna, m., a fort on the margin of a river, or of the sea; go bóird-lios na Bóinne báine, to the margin-fort of the fair Boyne (Kea.).
bóisceamhail
, -amhla, a., brilliant, flashing, luminous.
bóisceanta
, indec. a., flashy, dazzling.
bóiscim
, -ceadh, v. intr., I flash, I shine.
bóitheach
, -thighe, m., byre, cowhouse (Don.).
bóithrín
, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a lane, a small road, a "boreen."
bólacht
, -a, f., an abundance of cows and milk; a stock of kine and the produce and profit thereof.
bólann
, -ainne, -a, f., an ox-stall, a cow-house, bolb, g. builb. pl. id., m., a kind of caterpillar (P. O'C.).
bólta
, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., the bolt of a door.
bóna
, g. id., pl. -aidhe, a collar; a shirt-collar; an enclosure; a pound. See póna.
bórach
I.
, -aighe, a., having crooked feet, or feet turning outward at an awkward angle; bandy-legged.
II.
, -aigh, m., a person with crooked or ill-shaped feet.
bórachán
, -áin, pl. id., m., a person with crooked feet.
bóramha
, g. bóirmhe, f., a tribute; a levy, tax, contribution; cf., bóramha Laighean, the Leinster Tribute.
bórd
, -úird, pl. id., m., a table, a board; a plain surface; a border or verge; ar bórd, on the table,publicly exhibited; ar b. (luinge), on board a ship; bórd na heangaidhe, the larboard; bórd na scearaighe, the starlmard.
bórdach
, -aighe, a., liberal at meals; keeping a good table.
bórd-dhearg
, -dheirge, a., red-lipped; fringed with red.
bórd-oirear
, -rir, pl. id., m., a brink, a margin.
bórtha
, p. a., parched.
bótháin
, g. -ána, -áine, pl. -áinte, f., cattle; spoil, plunder; herd, flock; a cattle spoil.
bótaireacht
, -a, f., plunder, booty, prey.
bóthar
, -air, pl. bóithre, m., a road, a way, an avenue; a journey; bóthar iarainn, railroad; tabhair do bhóthar ort, get along, go away; an bóthar mór, the main road; Bóthar Bó Finne, the "Milky Way."
bó-thigh
, m., a cow-house. (tigh is the nom. used in M. for teach, a house, pron. tig).