cnuasach, m. (gs. -aigh1).1. vn. of cnuasaigh2. 2. Garnered food. ~ coille, trá, gleanings of woodland, of seashore. ~ trá a bhreith go hInse, carrying coals to Newcastle. ~ mara agus tíre, food gathered from sea and land. Pota cnuasaigh, pot for cooking shell-fish, etc. Ag déanamh cnuasaigh, gathering shell-fish, dulse, etc. Tá an ~ críochnaithe acu, they have finished the picking (of potatoes, etc.) S.a. cnó 1. 3. Collection, store. 4. Mth:~ tacar, family of sets. (Var:~t)