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crile

crile noun: a small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.

Noun

crile (plural criles)

  1. (Scotland) A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.
    • "And am I to meet my Mary at Moffat? Come away, little, dear, welcome body, thou blessed of heaven, come away, and taste of an auld shepherd's best cheer, and I'll gang foot for foot with you to Moffat, and my auld wife shall gang foot for foot with us too. I tell you, little, blessed, and welcome...1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet

Forms of crile

pluralcriles

Origin of crile

An alteration of crowl.

Questions about crile

What does crile mean?
Crile means a small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.
What part of speech is crile?
Crile is a noun.
What is the plural of crile?
The plural of crile is criles.

Words near crile in the dictionary

  1. crikes
  2. crikey
  3. crikeycore
  4. criks
  5. Crikvenica
  6. crile
  7. criles
  8. Crilley
  9. Crilleys
  10. Crilly
  11. Crillys

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