Scottish Gaelic

Noun

rùsg m ‎(genitive singular rùisg, plural rùsgan)

1. external covering]], rind, skin, husk
2. bark (of a tree)
3. fleece (of wool)
4. shell

Etymology 2

Verb

rùsg ‎(past rùsg, future rùsgaidh, verbal noun rùsgadh, past participle rùsgte)

1. beat, strike, pelt

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “rúsc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.