madadh

Etymology
From. Compare.

Noun

 * 1)  dog

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) dog, fox, wolf
 * 2) cock of a gun-lock the part in which the flint used to be fixed
 * 3) butt-end of a gun
 * 4) the large mussel, like the bait-mussel and as large as the

Usage notes

 * The word may refer to various canids; however, the usual term for dog is, and derived compound nouns are usually used for the other species. In Arran, however, madadh is the usual term for a dog, and cù is seldom heard.