earball

== English == === Alternative forms === ear ball === Etymology === From ear +‎ ball. Noun noun sense 1 and verb verb sense 1 is modeled after eyeball. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪə.bɔːl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪəɹ.bɔl/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɪəɹ.bɑl/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)bɔːl Hyphenation: ear‧ball === Noun === earball (plural earballs) (humorous, usually in the plural) The ear. [from late 1840s] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ear The act or an instance of listening. (acupuncture) A small ball kept in position in the ear and pressed when needed to relieve stress. [from late 2000s] === Verb === earball (third-person singular simple present earballs, present participle earballing, simple past and past participle earballed) (transitive) To listen, especially to check. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:listen === Further reading === “earball”, in Collins English Dictionary. “earball”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “earball”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 === Anagrams === bare all == Irish == === Noun === earball m (genitive singular earbaill, nominative plural earbaill) alternative form of eireaball ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “earball”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “earball”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 278 == Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === earaball, iorball, urball (metathesised) ealabar, ulabar === Etymology === From Old Irish erball. === Pronunciation === (Lewis, Uist) IPA(key): /ˈɯɾɯpəl̪ˠ/; (Ness) [ˈɪɾɪpəl̪ˠ], (Bernera) [ˈy̜ɾʉb̥əl̪ˠ], [ˈɤɾɤb̥əl̪ˠ] (as if spelled iorball) (Harris, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈɪɾɪpəl̪ˠ/, /ˈɪɾɯpəl̪ˠ/, /ˈiɾipəl̪ˠ/ (as if spelled iorball) (Barra, Tiree) IPA(key): /ˈuɾupəl̪ˠ/, [ˈʉɾʉpəl̪ˠ] (as if spelled urball) (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈuɾupəl̪ˠ/, /ˈɛɾɛpəl̪ˠ/ (Lochalsh) IPA(key): /ˈɛɾɛpəl̪ˠ/ (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈuɾəpəl̪ˠ/ === Noun === earball m (genitive singular earbaill, plural earbaill) a tail earball an eich ― paddock-pipe, horsetail bun an earbaill ― the rump earball sguabach ― a bushy tail (informal, humorous) train of a dress ==== Derived terms ==== earball an eich (“horsetail”) earball na misge (“hangover”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “earball”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN MacLennan, Malcolm (1925), A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC