- bunach
- coarse tow, refuse of flax, so Irish; from bun.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
bunach
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Boon — Boon, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
