buachaill, m. (gs. -alla, pl. ~í).1. Boy; young unmarried man. ~í agus cailíní, boys and girls. ~ scoile, schoolboy. ~ óg, young man; bridegroom. Mo bhuachaill, my young man; my boy friend. ~ bán, fair-haired boy; favourite son. Hist:Na Buachaillí Bána, the Whiteboys. 2. Herdboy, herdsman. ~ bó, cowherd, cowboy. ~ caorach, shepherd boy. 3. Man-servant, male employee. ~ aimsire, servant-boy. ~ feirme, farm-hand. ~ stábla, stable-boy. ~ tábhairne, bartender. ~ siopa, male shop assistant. 4. Lad, boyo. ~ báire, playboy, trickster. An ~ críonna, the old fellow; the Devil. An ~ mór, (in cards) the joker. 5. (Referring to m. noun) Useful implement. Sin é an ~ chun na hoibre, that is the proper implement for the job. 6. Bot:~ tí, house-leek.