English

Noun

earball ‎(plural earballs)

1. (acupuncture) A small ball kept in position in the ear and pressed when needed to relieve stress.

Irish

Noun

earball m ‎(genitive singular earbaill, nominative plural earbaill)

1. Alternative form of eireaball

References

“earball” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish erball

Noun

earball m ‎(genitive singular earbaill, plural earbaill)

1. a tail

   earball an each‎ ― paddock-pipe, horse-tail

   bun an earbaill‎ ― the rump

   earball sguabach‎ ― a bushy tail

2. ludicrous name for the train of a dress

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
• MacLennan, Malcolm. A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language Edinburgh: John Grant (1925)