cratur

/ (ˈkretər) /

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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, crave, craveable, craven

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How to use cratur in a sentence

I dinna think that in a' nature there's a mair curiouser cratur than a monkey.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 275, September 29, 1827|Various
Here he rowed up the note like a baw in his hand, and put it into his coat pouch like any rational cratur.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 275, September 29, 1827|Various
Is't no' a sin an' a shame for a cratur like that to work in a place like this?
The Guinea Stamp|Annie S. Swan
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

The little cratur a-twisting his shrivelled fingers about, that looks as if the bones were coming through the skin.
With Clive in India|G. A. Henty