ablach

noun

ˈabləḵ,

ˈā-

plural -s

Scottish

: an insignificant person

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic, "mangled carcass, brat"; akin to Irish Gaelic, "carcass, corpse, carrion"

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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