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Definition of Crubeens
1. crubeen [n] - See also: crubeen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crubeens
Literary usage of Crubeens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Freemasons Canada. Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter (1894)
"Remove your hose, and stretch forth both crubeens.' Dour. "Toes counted, nails
examined, shape of foot generally criticised. ..."
2. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1848)
"... and open show-boards for the sale of sheeps' trotters, pigs crubeens, tripe,
cow-heels, and similar luxuries are displayed on both sides of the way, ..."
3. The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork.: Containing a by Charles Smith, Thomas Crofton Croker, Richard Caulfield (1893)
"... and used to " spend most of their time fishing in the river, their luncheon "
usually consisted of pigs'-feet, commonly called crubeens. ..."
4. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1899)
"... and vendors of ' crubeens,' alias pigs' feet, a grisly delicacy peculiar to
Irish open-air holiday-making, and the July sun blazed on a scene that even ..."
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