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croggans

croggans is the plural of croggan.

Meaning of croggan

Noun

croggan (plural croggans)

  1. (Cornwall) A limpet shell.
    • Then she saw Tom sitting on the chimney-stool, and his wife taking on the tip of her finger from a croggan (limpet-shell) what appeared to be salve, which she rubbed over her husband's eyes.1873, William Bottrell, Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, page 155
  2. (Scotland) A clay urn made by hand in the Outer Hebrides.
    • From time immemorial "croggans" and "bollachans" or milk basins were made out of clay by the people in the district for their domestic use, but besides these there is no record of any other utensils having been manufactured.1901, Windsor and Kenfield, Brick and Clay Record, volumes 14-15, page 265

Questions about croggans

What is croggans the plural of?
Croggans is the plural of croggan.

Words near croggans in the dictionary

  1. Crofton weeds
  2. Croftons
  3. Croftonweed
  4. crofts
  5. croggan
  6. croggans
  7. croggie
  8. croggies
  9. croggle
  10. croggled
  11. crogglement

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