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athach [ScG, giant, champion; monster; cf. OIr. aithech, boor, serf]. A monster or giant of Scottish Gaelic folklore, thought to haunt gorges and lonely lochans or lakes. Comparable to the bòcan, d'reach, fachan, or luideag.
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Athach , in the Bible, place in S ancient Palestine, visited by David.

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