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Irish

Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. Irish elk.

(Science: zoology) see elk. Irish moss.

(Science: botany) The head of a sail tied up. Irish stew, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed.

Origin: as. Risc, fr. Ras the irish. Cf. Aryan, Erse.