shinnocks

Yola

Etymology

Derived from Irish sine (“nipple”) + -ok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪnəks/

Noun

shinnocks

  1. Potatoes unearthed in the ploughing of weeds from the drills.

References

  • Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 160
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