Lexicographical Neighbors of Crumper
Literary usage of Crumper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect by John Howard Nodal, George Milner (1875)
"crumper, sb. a big, strong, thorough fellow; also, something done in a forcible
... "It's a crumper for sure," said Flop, "an' it reminds me o' Ben o' th' ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"crumper, sb. a big, strong, thorough fellow; also, something done in a forcible
and complete way. ..."
3. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Agesby Percy Society by Percy Society (1844)
"did ye not hear the cry of the Banshee crossing the lonely Kil- crumper ? Or was
there a voice from the tomb, far sweeter than song, that whistled in the ..."
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