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crippelt, cripple, cripplt, crupple,
cripple [ˈkrɪpl, ˈkrʌp]
n. A lame person.
adj. Lame.
v. To walk lamely, hobble.
pt. pp. crippelt
crisp,
crisp [krɪsp]
n. An iron cross with pronged bent ends for fixing on the ice, on which the curler stood to deliver the stone.
v. To make a crackling or rasping sound. To crush a brittle substance so as to make a crackling sound. U. To fold a piece of cloth lengthwise by doubling it exactly in the middle
cravens, criffens, criffins, criftens, criftie, criftins, criveens, crivens, crivins, crivvens, crivvins,
crivens [ˈkrɪvənz]
also criftens [ˈkrɪf(t)ənz] criftie [ˈkrɪftɪ]
int. Expressing astonishment, Christ (de)fend us!
croak, crock,
croak [krok, krɔk]
v. To croak.
 
See craik also.
croch, crochle, crochle, crochles, crochles, crochlie, crochly, croich, croichle,
crochle [ˈkrɔxl, ˈkrɔɪxl]
adj. Crippled.
v. To limp, walk lamely.
 
crochly [ˈkrɔxlɪ, ˈkrɔɪxlɪ]
adj. Slightly lame, rheumaticky.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.

crochles: A disease of cattle causing lameness.
creachle, crechle, creichle, crichle, crickle, cricklin, crittle, crittlin, crochle, croichle, grochale, grochle, grochul, grockel,
crochle [ˈkrɔxl]
also croichle [ˈkrɔɪxl]
n. A slight, or short dry cough.
v. To cough, to have a short, dry, husky cough.
croacks, croak, croaks, crock, crockaneeshin, crockaneeshun, crockaneetion, crockanition, crockeneetion, crockineeshun, crockinition, crocks, crockums, crockuns, kroak,
crock [krɔk, krok]
n. An old ewe which has ceased bearing. A large earthenware vessel for holding milk, cream, salt or butter etc.
pl. crocks.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
crockanition [krɔkəˈnɪʃən, krok-, krɔkɪˈneʃən, -iʃən]: n. Complete destruction, fragments.
crockums: NN.a. The refuse of fish livers after the oil has been extracted.
croakan, crockan,
crockan [NN.a. ˈkroːkən]
n. A piece of food which has been shrivelled and burnt in cooking. A shrunken person, a beetle.
crockley, crocklin, kroklin,
crocklin [ˈkrɔklɪn]
n. I.Sh. A small black mussel.
croac, croack, croag, croags, crock, crockel, crockle, crog, crogle, crogs, crogue,
crog [krog, NN.a. krok]
n. A paw, a big hand.
pl. crogs The fingers.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
crogle: NN.a. The ankle.
 
From Gaelic.

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