cranreuch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cranreuch
1675–85; apparently < Scots Gaelic phrase crann reodhach frosty tree, equivalent to crann tree + reodh frost, hoarfrost + -ach adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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It sleeps in the snaw and the cranreuch Wi a cauld cauld plaid to wear.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2010
Cluty, fam. the "Old One." cod, pillow, cushion. couthiness, kindness. cowan-boat, a fishing-boat. cranreuch, hoar-frost. creel, basket. crouse, confident, crack crouse, to "talk big." cruisie, crusie, a small iron lamp. cuif simpleton. cushy-doo, cushat, dove.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by John Galt
The cranreuch 's on my heid, The mist 's now on my een, A lanesome life I lead, I'm no what I ha'e been.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Charles Rogers
The ground was thickly covered with cranreuch, and life still remained in numbers of both armies, who begged earnestly for water.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 424 Volume 17, New Series, February 14, 1852 by Robert Chambers
Now thou's turned out, for a' thy trouble, Nor house nor hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble An' cranreuch cold!
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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