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rath

/ raθ /

noun

  1. Irish history a circular enclosure surrounded by an earthen wall: used as a dwelling and stronghold in former times
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rath1

C16: from Irish Gaelic
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Example Sentences

“He was very bitter,” says longtime Granite State Republican eminence and former state attorney general Tom Rath.

“New Hampshire voters want to believe that their choice can not just be the nominee but can win the general election,” Rath says.

They are driven by “a fiscal conservatism that borders on fierce,” as senior Romney adviser Tom Rath described it to me.

The use of this latter was regulated by the Rath or Council.

Sae speaking, he sped rath frae the bield, and was sune lost i' the glunch shadows o' the mirk night.

When the roth, rath, or circle of the moon was full, then was the lucky time for beginning serious or important matters.

Rath, rt, n. a name given to some Indian rock-cut Buddhist temples.

Reproduced by Schiemann from copy in Rath archives of Revel.

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