cratur

/ (ˈkretər) /

noun Irish and Scot

the cratur whisky or whiskeya drop of the cratur

a person

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Word Origin for cratur

from creature

Words nearby cratur

Crater Mound, Craters of the Moon, C ration, C rations, craton, cratur, craunch, cravat, cravat bandage, crave, craveable

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Example sentences from the Web for cratur

The orange-woman left him, having vainly recommended him "to christen his new tenement with a drop of the cratur."
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
Lastly he sent "the Dougal cratur," dressed in Andrew Fairservice's ancient garments, to see them safe upon their way.
Red Cap Tales|Samuel Rutherford Crockett
Theres only one cratur that can thrack Sunbeam through the woods, and his name is Zip, replied Mike.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire|Edward Sylvester Ellis
The cratur'll aye hing to the Knowe, and whan I gie his wull he'll fess me hame o' himsel.
Heather and Snow|George MacDonald

She knows, she has had it, and you can't put down a pin where the cratur didn't have his claws.
Miss McDonald|Mary J. Holmes

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