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cruels

cruels noun: swelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula.

Noun

cruels pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) swelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula

Forms of cruels

alternative formcrewels

Origin of cruels

Corrupted from French écrouelles (“scrofula”). Spelling influenced by cruel.

Questions about cruels

What does cruels mean?
Cruels means swelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula.
What part of speech is cruels?
Cruels is a noun.

Words near cruels in the dictionary

  1. cruellties
  2. cruellty
  3. cruelly
  4. cruelness
  5. cruelnesses
  6. cruels
  7. cruelsome
  8. crueltie
  9. cruelties
  10. cruelty
  11. cruelty-free

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