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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.
cromack, cromag, crommock, kromak, kruibo, krumme, krummick, krummo,
cromack [NN.b. I. ˈkrɔmək]
Also I.Sh. krummock [ˈkrʌmək], I.Ork. krummo [ˈkrʌmo]
n. The hand with the fingers bent as if to clutch an object or to scratch. As much as can be held between the tips of fingers and thumb, a pinch.
croam, crom, crome, krom, kröm, krome,
crome [I.Ork. krom, I.Sh. krɔm]
adj. I.Ork. Hoarse from a cold.
v. I.Sh. To complain, whinge or fret while ailing.
crone, cronie, cronnie, crony, kronie,
cronie [ˈkronɪ]
n. A companion.
v. To gossip.
crooch, crootch, crotch, crouch, croudge, crudge,
crooch [krutʃ]
v. To crouch.

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