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Definition of Croodle
1. v. i. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
Definition of Croodle
1. Verb. (UK dialect obsolete) To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. ¹
2. Verb. (UK dialect obsolete) To fawn or coax. ¹
3. Verb. (Scotland dialect obsolete) To coo. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Croodle
1. to cower down [v CROODLED, CROODLING, CROODLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Croodle
Literary usage of Croodle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John Hare, Comedian, 1865-1895: A Biography by Thomas Edgar Pemberton (1895)
"JOHN HARE AS "BARON croodle" IN "THE MONEY SPINNER." a Negative in the possession
of Mr. /. A. Draycott, Birmingham. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"... or croodle, to crouch together like frightened chickens on the sight of a bird of
... croodle, to lie close and snug as pigs or puppies in their straw. ..."
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