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  1. coigilt
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): sparing, reserving, covering over (as fire)
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: An choigilt a chruinniú, to gather the embers together. Ag iarraidh mo ghoradh a dhéanamh ar an choigilt, trying to warm myself at the raked fire.
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  2. coigríoch
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): foreign country, strange land
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Ar an choigrigh, abroad
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  3. coileach
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): cock, male bird
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Coileach fraoich, a moorcock. Scairt an choiligh, cockcrow. Coileach gaoithe (i) a weather cock, (ii) one who changes his mind suddenly and frequently, (iii) one who flares up on the slightest provocation.
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  4. coileán
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): a pup, a whelp
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Coileán fir, a champion, a great fighter.
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  5. coileár
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): a collar
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  6. coill
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): wood, forest grove
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Dá mbrisinn coill air, if I were to beat him black and blue. Dá dtitead crann sa choillidh is air a thitfeadh sé, (i) no matter what happens he is blamed for it, (ii) Every misfortune falls on him.
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  7. coillín
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): a small wood
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  8. coim
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Le coim na hoíche, at nightfall. Faoi choim, unbeknownst, on the sly.
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  9. coimeád
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): watching, looking out for
    Sampla(í) Úsáide: Chuir sé thar mo choimeád me, he put me off my guard, he baffled me (with his ruse). Bí ar do choimeád féin! beware, be careful. Tá coimeád cruaidh ar lucht póitin, there is a sharp look-out (by the police) for poteen makers.
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  10. coimeádach
    Ciall nó Míniú (BÉARLA): watchful, wary, careful, far-seeing
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