Meanings
plural ciotógs
- IrelandA left-handed person.
I was a ciotóg in school but decided to shoot right-handed.
2017, Jason Sherlock, Jayo: The Jason Sherlock Story, →ISBN2 more examples
He was a ciotóg as well, and would sit at the head of that table like yourself with his hand curled above the page in a most awkward fashion.
2005, Kevin O'Hara, Last of the Donkey Pilgrims: A Man's Journey Through Ireland, →ISBN, page 69Grimes, as a ciotóg (a left-hander) would defend his left side as a normal fighter would his right, and according to Walker, this would mean using the lower third of the stick to parry.
2007, John W. Hurley, Shillelagh: The Irish Fighting Stick, →ISBN, page 106
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*(s)kīttos
- Irishciotóg
- Englishciotóg
Borrowed from Irish ciotóg, from Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos.
More words from Irish, Proto-Celtic
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
ciotóg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciot%C3%B3g
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