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crood, croodit, croodle, crootle, croud, croudit, croudle, crud,
croud [krud]
n. A crowd.
v. To crowd.
pt. pp. croudit adj. Crowded.
 
croudle
v. To huddle together.
croon, croon$d, croon$t, croonit, croont, croun, crouned, crounit, haafcroon, hauf_croon, hauf_croun, hauf-a-croon, hauf-croon, hauf-croun, kroon,
croun [krun]
n. A crown, the king in a game of draughts. The (top of the) head. The first furrow made in ploughing.
v. To crown.
pt. pp. crounit, crount [ˈkrun(ɪ)t]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hauf-croun: A half crown coin.
croop, croup,
croup [krup]
v. To stoop, crouch, bend.
croop, croopit, croup, croupie, croupit, croupy, crowp, crowpie, crowpit, crowpy, currop, kurrip, kurrop,
croup [krup, krʌup]
n. A croak. Flattery.
v. To croak as of a crow. To speak hoarsely. To murmur or complain, to grumble.
pt. pp. croupit adj. Crabbed.
 
croupy
adj. Querulous.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
currop [I.Sh. ˈkʌrəp]: A croak as of a frog or crow.
croop, croup, kroop, kroup,
croup [krup]
n. An inflammatory affection of the larynx and trachea.
croose, crouce, crous, crouse, crouseness, crousie, crouss, crowse, cruise, cruse, krus,
crouse [krus]
n. MN. A cross person.
adj. Pleased with oneself, cheerful, merry. Conceited, arrogant, proud. Bold, valiant, courageous, spirited. Sharp-tempered, touchy, discontented. Cosy, comfortable.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
crouseness: Cheerfulness, pride, self-satisfaction, smugness.
croot, crout,
crout [I.Ork. krut]
v. To croak or make a rumbling noise. Pronounce the letter R with a burr.
croodie, croudie, croudie-time, croudy, crowdie, crowdie-mowdie, crowdie-time, crowdy, crowdy-mowdy, crowdy-time, crowdy-time,
crowdie [ˈkrʌudi, ˈkrudi]
n. A mixture of oatmeal and cold water or milk etc. eaten raw. A mixed food of many ingredients. Sour cream or buttermilk. A kind of soft cheese.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
crowdie-mowdie: Oatmeal and water mixed and eaten raw.
crowdie-time: Meal time.
ream crowdie: A desert of soft fruit, whipped cream, toasted oatmeal etc.
cral, cral$, creull, crile, croul, crowl, crowlie,
crowl [krʌul]
n. A term of contempt for a dwarf or small person, a child, the weakest pig in a litter.
adj. Undersized.
v. To crawl. To stunt the growth of anything.
croupert, crowpert, kraupert,
crowpert [ˈlrʌupərt]
n. MN. The crowberry Empetrum nigrum or cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

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