TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
maistín, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Mastiff. ~ madra, fierce-looking dog. 2. Rude, unmannerly, person; ill-bred person, cur, tyke. ~ fir, ruffian, bully. ~ mná, virago. ~ linbh, unruly child, brat. ~ lathaí, guttersnipe. 3. Large ugly-looking thing. Bhí ~ cloiche ina dhorn leis, he was carrying a huge lump of a stone in his fist. ~ de chic, hard kick.