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cranreuch
[ krahn-ruhkh ]
/ ˈkrɑn rəx /
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Origin of cranreuch
1675–85; apparently <Scots Gaelic phrase crann reodhach frosty tree, equivalent to crann tree + reodh frost, hoarfrost + -ach adj. suffix
Words nearby cranreuch
Cranmer, crannequin, crannied, crannog, cranny, cranreuch, Cranston, Cranwell, crap, crap around, crapaud
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How to use cranreuch in a sentence
The ground was thickly covered with cranreuch, and life still remained in numbers of both armies, who begged earnestly for water.