English

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Noun

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dealgan (plural dealgans)

  1. A kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.

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  • 1881, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (page 151)

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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dealgan

  1. plural of dealg