Meaning of spàin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. spoon
2. Equivalent to 'spoon': An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.

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Examples

“Leighiseadh biadh á spàin adhairc bò bheò iomadh tinneas—'S e sin spàin a bha air a dèanamh de adhairc a chaill mart a bha fathast beò. 'N uair a rachadh am mart a mharbhadh, chailleadh an spàin a feartan leighis.”

A live cow's horn spoon cured many ailments—It was a spoon made from the horns of a lost cow that was still alive. When the cow was killed, the spoon lost its healing properties.

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