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caid

caid

9.9
An old Irish game played with a leather ball that helped start Gaelic football
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • Historians believe that caid influenced the development of modern Gaelic football in Ireland.

Examples

  • They played caid in the village square.

  • The children enjoyed a game of caid after school.

  • The children gathered on the field to play a traditional game of caid with a handmade leather ball.

  • In some rural areas, old stories about caid are still told by the elders.

  • The children gathered on the field to play a traditional game of caid with a handmade leather ball.

  • Historians believe that caid influenced the development of modern Gaelic football in Ireland.

  • The children enjoyed a game of caid after school.

Synonyms

football
vscaid
262 1.0

A ball that is round in soccer or oval in American football

is an old Irish sport or its traditional ball rather than modern equipment
ballgame
vscaid
23 2.0

A game played with a ball, like baseball or soccer

is a specific old Irish sport rather than a general sport with a ball

Surface Forms

caid singular
caids plural

Etymology

Caid in Irish originally meant 'ball', so the old game was simply named after the leather ball people played with. That is why caid is seen as an ancestor of modern Gaelic football.