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breacadh

tá breacadh an scadáin ionntú, .i. tá do lorgain breac ag a' tinidh (Sb). Vb.: ní caoirigh iad go mbreaca siad, ní ba go ndubha siad, sheep are not mature or full grown until they brighten in colour, nor cows until they become fully black (when younger, black cattle are usually brownish in colour) (MMt). streaks of different colour, markings