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- English Word Crouching Definition of Crouch
- English Word Croud Definition See Crowd, a violin.
- English Word Crouke Definition A crock; a jar.
- English Word Croup Definition The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
- English Word Croup Definition An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria.
- English Word Croupade Definition A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly.
- English Word Croupal Definition Croupy.
- English Word Crouper Definition See Crupper.
- English Word Croupier Definition One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes.
- English Word Croupier Definition One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
- English Word Croupous Definition Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup; as, croupous laryngitis.
- English Word Croupy Definition Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough.
- English Word Crouse Definition Brisk; lively; bold; self-complacent.
- English Word Croustade Definition Bread baked in a mold, and scooped out, to serve minces upon.
- English Word Crout Definition See Sourkrout.
- English Word Crouton Definition Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc.
- English Word Crow Definition To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.
- English Word Crow Definition To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- English Word Crow Definition To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
- English Word Crow Definition A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
- English Word Crow Definition A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- English Word Crow Definition The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
- English Word Crow Definition The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
- English Word Crow's-feet Definition of Crow's-foot
- English Word Crow's-foot Definition The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the eyes.
- English Word Crow's-foot Definition A caltrop.
- English Word Crow's-foot Definition Same as Bird's-mouth.
- English Word Crow's-nest Definition A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.
- English Word Crow-quill Definition A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill.
- English Word Crow-silk Definition A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzing).