Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Croup

Croup (kr??p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup, rump, of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin to Icel. kroppr. Cf. Crop.] The hinder part or buttocks of certai...

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Croup (2)

Croup (kr??p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG. kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the anter...

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Croupade

Crou‐pade″ (kr??–p?d″), n. [F., fr. croupe hind quarters.] (Man.) A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly.

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Croupal

Croup″al (kr??p″al), a. Croupy.

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Crouper

Croup″er (kr??p″?r), n. See Crupper.

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Croupier

Crou″pi‐er (kr��″p�–�r), n. [F.; prop., one who sits on the croup, and hence, in the second place; an assistant. See 1st Croup.] 1. One who presides at a gaming table and collec...

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Croupous

Croup″ous (kr??p″?s), a.(Med.) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup; as, croupou...

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Croupy

Croup″y (kr??p″?), a. Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough.

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Crouse

Crouse (kr??s), a. Brisk; lively; bold; self-complacent. Burns.

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Croustade

‖Crou′stade″ (kr??′st?d″), n. [F., fr. cro�te a crust, OF. crouste.] (Cookery) Bread baked in a mold, and scooped out, to serve minces upon. Bishop.

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Crout

Crout (krout), n. [G. kraut.] See Sourkrout.

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Crouton

‖Crou′ton″ (kr??′t?n″), n. [F. cro�ton, fr. cro�te a crust.] (Cookery) Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc.

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Crow

Crow (krō), v. i. [imp.Crew (krṳ) or Crowed (krōd); p. p.Crowed (Crown (krōn), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.Crowing.] [AS. crāwan; akin to D. kraijen, G. krähen, cf. Lith. groti to cro...

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Crow (2)

Crow, n. [AS. crāwe a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. krähe; cf. Icel. krāka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. crāwan to crow. See Crow, v. i.]1. (Zoöl.) A bird, usu...

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Crow-quill

Crow″–quill′ (kr?″kw?l′), n. A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill.

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Crow-silk

Crow″–silk′ (kr?″s?lk′), n.(Bot.) A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzing).

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Crow-trodden

Crow″–trod′den (krō″tr?d′d'n), a. Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes.Do I look as if I were crow-trodden?Beau. & FL.

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Crow's-foot

Crow's″–foot′ (kr?z″f??t′), n.; pl.Crow's-feet (–fēt′).1. pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes. Tenn...

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Crow's-nest

Crow's–nest′ (kr?z″n?st′), n.(Naut.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.

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Crowbar

Crow″bar′ (kr?″b?r), n. A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever.

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Crowberry

Crow′ber′ry (kr?″b?r′r?), n.(Bot.) A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; — also called crakeberry.

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Crowd

Crowd (kroud), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crowded; p. pr. & vb. n.Crowding.] [OE. crouden, cruden, AS. cr�dan; cf. D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow.] 1. To push, to press, to shove. ...

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Crowd (2)

Crowd, v. i. 1. To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng.The whole company crowded about the fire.Addison.Images came crowding on his mind faster than he cou...

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Crowd (3)

Crowd, n. [AS. croda. See Crowd, v. t.] 1. A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other.A crowd of islands.Pope.2. A...

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Crowd (4)

Crowd, n. [W. crwth; akin to Gael. cruit. Perh. named from its shape, and akin to Gr. κυρτόσ curved, and E. curve. Cf. Rote.] An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a ...

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Crowd (5)

Crowd, v. t. To play on a crowd; to fiddle. “Fiddlers, crowd on.” Massinger.

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Crowder

Crowd″er (kroud″?r), n. One who plays on a crowd; a fiddler. “Some blind crowder.” Sir P. Sidney.