† crobn.
Obsolete.
plural. ‘The knops of leafy buds, used as pendants from the roof’ (Halliwell).
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1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxxxxviiv The Vautes in orbes with crobbes dependyng.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
† crobv.
Obsolete.
= croak v.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > croak
crobc1350
crook14..
croaka1500
croape1508
croup1513
crawk1889
quirk1894
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > have digestive disorder [verb (intransitive)] > rumble
crowl1519
croak1547
crob1566
c1350 N. Eng. Leg. in Horstmann Alteng. Leg. II. 149/252 I leue to crakes þat crobbes & cryes.
?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 2380 Þe crawe..Reufully sho crobbed and cryed.
c1475 Cath. Angl. 83 (MS. A) To Crobe, crocitare vel crocare, coruorum est. A Crobbynge of rauens.
1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Aiij Still, still thy stomake crobbs.
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