Meanings
plural sceaches
- A whitethorn, hawthorn or similar bush.
I'm in the county Offaly and I'm awfully sorry now. I broke the mirrors of me cab and I'd like to tell you how. With sceachs, boughs and bushes rubbing off me load, I wish the county council would trim along the road.
2019, “I love my juggernaut”, in The Pothole Song Album, performed by Richie Kavanagh
Origin
- Irishsceach
- Irishsceach
- Englishsceach
Borrowed from Irish sceach.
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sceach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sceach
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