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Craignaboy,
Craignaboy [kreːgnəbɔe]
pn. Craignaboy (County Antrim).
pn. Craignaboy (County Antrim).
corncraik, craic, craik, craik$t, craiked, craiker, craikin, craikit, craiks, craikset, craiksit, crait, craker, crakin, crayk, krek, kreks, krekset, skirl-craik,
craik [krek]
n. The harsh cry made by a bird. Ill-natured gossip, grumbling talk. The landrail or corn crake Crex crex also craiker and corn-craik.
pl. craiks
v. Of birds: to utter a harsh sound, to croak. To creak. To clamour, keep on asking. I.Sh. To grumble, complain peevishly about something.
pt. pp. craikit, craik't
n. The harsh cry made by a bird. Ill-natured gossip, grumbling talk. The landrail or corn crake Crex crex also craiker and corn-craik.
pl. craiks
v. Of birds: to utter a harsh sound, to croak. To creak. To clamour, keep on asking. I.Sh. To grumble, complain peevishly about something.
pt. pp. craikit, craik't
Compounds and phrases etc.
craikin: Croaking, etc.
craikset: I.Sh. Cross, fractious, complaining.
skirl-craik: I.Sh. The turnstone Arenaria interpres.
craikset: I.Sh. Cross, fractious, complaining.
skirl-craik: I.Sh. The turnstone Arenaria interpres.
craetir, craetirs, craettir, craettirs, craetur, craeturs, craiter, craiters, craitir, craitirs, craitter, craitters, craittur, craitturs, craituir, craituirs, craitur, craiture, craitures, craiturs, crater, craters, crathur, crathurs, cratter, cratters, cratur, crature, cratures, craturs, crayter, crayters, craythur, craytur, crayturs, creathur, creathurs, creatur, creaturs, creechur, creechurs, creetur, creeturs, cretter, cretter, crettèr, cretters, cretters, crettèrs, cretther, cretthers, cretur, creturs, critter, critters, critur, criturs, crteeter, crteeters,
craitur [ˈkretər, ˈkritər, ˈkrɪtər]
n. A creature.
pl. craiturs
n. A creature.
pl. craiturs
Compounds and phrases etc.
the craitur: Whisky.
cram, cramish, crammed, crammit, cramsh, cramt, kram,
cram [kram]
v. To cram. To push or crowd.
pt. pp. cramt, crammed
v. To cram. To push or crowd.
pt. pp. cramt, crammed
Compounds and phrases etc.
crammin: Cramming.
cramsh kram(ɪ)ʃ]: MN. To grit the teeth, to crunch.
cramsh kram(ɪ)ʃ]: MN. To grit the teeth, to crunch.
cramasie, cramasie, cramassie, cramassy, crammasie, crammassie, crammasy,
cramasie [ˈkraməˈzɪ, ˈkramɔˈzɪ]
n. Crimson cloth.
adj. Crimson.
n. Crimson cloth.
adj. Crimson.
crambo, crambo-jink,
crambo [ˈkrambo]
n. doggerel verse.
n. doggerel verse.
Compounds and phrases etc.
crambo-jink: Ready rhyming, doggerel.
craem, craim, crame, creame, creme, krame,
crame [krem]
n. A merchant's booth, stall, a portable case of goods, a pack.
v. To hawk goods, to sell from a crame.
n. A merchant's booth, stall, a portable case of goods, a pack.
v. To hawk goods, to sell from a crame.
booel-cramp, bouel-cramp, cramp, cramp-bit, cramper, crampet, crampit, craump, wheesa-cramps, wheesa-crapes, wheisa-cramps,
cramp [kramp]
n. A spiked piece of iron fastened on shoes to prevent slipping, an iron spike, also a crampit.
n. A spiked piece of iron fastened on shoes to prevent slipping, an iron spike, also a crampit.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bouel-cramp: Colic.
cramper: I. A character, a show-off.
wheisa-cramps [′ʍəisə-, ′ʍisə-]: I.Ork. Aching pains, in the sulks.
cramper: I. A character, a show-off.
wheisa-cramps [′ʍəisə-, ′ʍisə-]: I.Ork. Aching pains, in the sulks.
craan, cran, crane, cran-the-net, cren, kerin,
cran [kran]
n. A crane machine, an iron frame over a fire, a trivet. A stunted or ill-nourished child, animal or young bird. A measure of capacity for fresh herrings before cleaning. 37.5 gallon barrel. The crane Grus grus or grey heron Ardea cinerea or S. SEC. NEC. the swift Apus apus.
dim. crannie NN. The little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.
v. To stretch the neck in straining to hear, to eavesdrop. Of herrings: to measure out by baskets, to check the number of basketfuls.
n. A crane machine, an iron frame over a fire, a trivet. A stunted or ill-nourished child, animal or young bird. A measure of capacity for fresh herrings before cleaning. 37.5 gallon barrel. The crane Grus grus or grey heron Ardea cinerea or S. SEC. NEC. the swift Apus apus.
dim. crannie NN. The little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.
v. To stretch the neck in straining to hear, to eavesdrop. Of herrings: to measure out by baskets, to check the number of basketfuls.
Compounds and phrases etc.
cran-the-net: A good catch.
craan, cran, crane, crannie, cranny, creenie, crunnie, karn, krans,
cran [kran, kren, NN. krin]
n. A tap.
dim. crannie The little finger.
n. A tap.
dim. crannie The little finger.