Meanings
plural kiddhoges
- IrelandAny cloth worn over the head or shoulders as a shawl, blindfold, etc.
The girls had been out to the oat-stacks, each with a kiddhoge (cloth) over her eyes to pull out a stalk and see when she'd be getting married.
1931, Carleton's Country, page 551 more example
In the back of the meetinghouse, on the same side as the defense, sat an old woman with a black kiddhoge over her head and a young woman holding a baby wrapped in a blanket.
2005, Michael C. White, The Garden of Martyrs, →ISBN, page 142
Origin
- Irishcuideog
- Englishkiddhoge
Borrowed from Irish cuideog.
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