, g. obtha, m., a refusal, a denial, a rejection; fear obtha, one that fails or flinches.

, -adh, v. tr., I prevent; deny, refuse; an t-aon-phosta soin lé'r hobadh ar ár Saesear teacht, that solo obstacle by which our Caesar was prevented from coming (McD.); ná hiarr troid 's na hob í má's éigean duit, do not seek a fight, but do not decline it, if you must fight (T. MacD.).

, g. id., f., suddenness, hastiness, swiftness (also oibne); in Don. tobainne (from tobann).

, -a, f., hastiness, rashness, suddenness (also oibneacht).

, g. oibre, pl. id. and oibreacha, f., work, labour; a task; workmanship; somet. a turn, a trick; a building; droch-obair, evil work; obair theineadh, fire-work; obair uisce, water-work; ag obair, in working order, set going; cur ar obair, to start, to set going, to establish; réidhtigheadh le rang a chur ar obair, arrangements were made for starting a class; act of working; tá sé ag obair, he is working, esp. of manual labour, but used of work of all kinds.

, f., handiwork, manufactory.

, f., net-work (also obair líonáin).

, f., needle-work, embroidery.

, gsf. oibne and obainne, a., sudden, quick, nimble, unexpected, ready, hasty, rash; ná bí obann led bhéal, be not rash in speech (tobann, Con. and U.).

, -ais, m., a sudden, hasty, rash freak; a whim.

o, strange! have a care!

, -aigh, a., refusing, failing, flinching; as subs., one that refuses, fails, flinches.