cuishlin
Manx
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish cuisle (“pipe, tube”), from Old Irish cusle, of obscure origin.
Noun
editcuishlin f (genitive singular [please provide], plural cuishlinyn)
- Vein, lode
- As tra haink eh stiagh ayns y chabbane eek, cur-my-ner, va Sisera ny lhie marroo, as y kibbin trooid cuishlin e ching. (Book of Judges 4:22)
Usage notes
editThe plural cuishleeyn is also found.