poll1, m. (gs. & npl. poill, gpl. ~).Hole. 1. Hole in ground. ~ a dhéanamh sa talamh, to make a hole in the ground. Rud a chur i b~, to bury sth. in a hole; to secrete sth. Dul i b~, to hide in a hole. Ag dul i bpoill is i bprochóga, hiding in holes and corners; trying to escape attention. Níor fhág siad ~ ná póirse gan chuardach, they searched every nook and cranny. ~ slogaide, swallow-hole; sump. ~ maide, (i) hole left by perished tree-stump, (ii) trench left after excavation of bog-wood. ~ tóraíochta, bore-hole. S.a. cos 1, folach12 (d), súrac. 2. Storage pit. ~ prátaí, (clamped) potato-pit. 3. Disposal pit. ~ luatha, ash-pit. ~ miodamais, sink-hole. 4. Extraction pit. ~ gainimh, gairbhéil, créafóige, sand-, gravel-, clay-, pit. ~ guail, coal-pit, coal-mine. Ag obair sna poill, working in the mines. ~ móna, bog-hole. Móin a chur as ~, to pitch turf out of hole. 5. Pool, puddle. ~ uisce, water-hole, pool of water. ~ báite, marsh-hole. S.a. 6. ~ iascaigh, fishing-pool. ~ iomlaisc, wallow-hole. ~ snámha, swimming-pool. 6. ‘Pond’, sea. Amuigh ar an b~, out on the deep. Dul go tóin poill, to go to the bottom of the sea; (of ship) to sink. An ~ báite, the engulfing sea. S.a. duibheagán11. 7. Burrow, lair. ~ coinín, luiche, rabbit-, mouse-, hole. ~ róin, (cave-)haunt of seal. S.a. preabaire 2. 8. Dark, mean, place. (Of prison) An ~ dubh, the black hole. Níl anseo ach ~ de sheomra, this room is nothing but a hole. 9. Shaft, vent(-hole). ~ aeir, gaoithe, air-vent, ventilator. Nau:~ anála, air-port. ~ deataigh, toite, smoke-hole. ~ gaile, steam-port. ~ séideáin, séidte, blow-hole. ~ súite, suction-shaft. 10. Aperture. ~ amhairc, peep-hole. ~ breithnithe, inspection hole. ~ comhla, scuttle. ~ éalaithe, escape-hole. ~ eochrach, keyhole. ~ faire, spy-hole. Fort:~ lámhaigh, loophole. Artil:~ maiste, touch-hole. Const:~ silte, weep-hole. 11. Orifice, cavity. ~ cluaise, ear-hole. ~ sróine, nostril. ~ ascaille, axillary cavity. ~ tóna, anus. Rachadh sé isteach i b~ miongáin, (of cowering person) he would hide in a periwinkle. ~ an bhaic, ~ an iarta, ~ an phaidrín, hole in chimney corner (as receptacle). 12. Perforation. ~ cnaipe, button-hole.S.a. cnaipe 1(a).~ cranra, knot-hole (in timber). ~ dalláin, plug-hole. ~ plocóide, bung-hole. ~ tarathair, auger-hole. Tá a mhéar i b~ tarathair, he is in a jam. ~ leamhain, péiste, moth-, worm-, hole. ~ a chur i rud, to make a hole in sth. Tá ~ ar mo mhuinchille, there is a hole in my sleeve. Tháinig ~ ar an roth, the wheel punctured. Fig:Chuir sé ~ san airgead, he spent a large part of the money. Chuireamar ~ san obair, we did a good bit of work. 13. Fig: Leak. ~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to tell, inform, on s.o. Rinne sé ~ ar an scéal, he let the story leak out. Tá ~ ar an teach, walls have ears. 14. ~ tí liabáin, the lower world.
poll2, v.t. & i. Hole; pierce, bore, perforate. Carraig a pholladh, to bore a rock. Éadach a pholladh, to perforate cloth. Bonn a pholladh, to puncture a tyre. Ticéad a pholladh, to clip a ticket. Surg:Scamhóg a pholladh, to tap a lung. ~adh síos sa talamh, to bore, burrow, down into the ground. ~adh le sleá é, he was pierced with a lance. Pholl an tarbh lena adharca é, the bull gored him with its horns. Pholl an ghaoth mé, the wind went through me, penetrated my clothing. Pholl an scéala go croí mé, the news pierced me to the heart.
Chomh ~ le hairne, le bac, le cleite an fhéich, le gual, le pic, le sméar, le tóin corcáin, le Poll Tí Liabáin, as black as a sloe, as a hob, as a raven’s feather, as coal, as pitch, as a berry, as the bottom of a pot, as Erebus.