eochair1, f. (gs. -chrach, pl. -chracha). 1. Key. (a)~ dorais, tí, key of door, of house. An ~ a chasadh sa ghlas, to turn the key in the lock. Chas sé an ~ sa doras, he locked the door, abandoned the house. Faoi ghlas is ~, under lock and key. Poll eochrach, keyhole. (b)~ thochraiste, winding key. ~ cloig, key of clock. ~ cruite, harp wrest. ~ veidhlín, violin peg. (c)~ eolais, key to knowledge. ~ cóid, key (-word) to code. Mí na Bealtaine ~ na bliana, (the weather in) the month of May makes or mars the (crops of the) year. (d)Eochracha na bhflaitheas, the keys to the kingdom of heaven. 2. Tls:~ sáibh, saw-set. 3. Arch: Keystone. 4. Mus: Clef. ~ an doird, an teanóir, na tribile, the bass, tenor, treble, clef.
eochair2, f. (gs. -chrach, pl. -chracha).Border, edge. Rud a chur ar a ~, to place sth. on its edge. Le h~ a láimhe, with the side of his hand. Ar ~ an locha, on the margin of the lake.
eochair3, f. (gs. -chrach, pl. -chracha).Top: Key, reef.
eochair4, s. (In phrase) In ~ dlí, liable to prosecution.