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criles

criles is the plural of crile.

Meaning of crile

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

Questions about criles

What is criles the plural of?
Criles is the plural of crile.

Words near criles in the dictionary

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

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