crouse

[kroos]

adjective Scot. and North England.

brisk; lively.

Origin of crouse

1250–1300; Middle English crus, crous fierce, bold, violent < Middle Low German or Frisian krūs crisp; cognate with German kraus

Related formscrouse·ly, adverb

Crouse

[krous]

noun

Russel,1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.

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Examples from the Web for crouse

Contemporary Examples

But even in the world Crouse described, there was still some surprising ideological, economic, and cultural diversity.
Wendy Davis’s Shoes and America’s Ideologically Monochromatic Newsrooms
Stuart Stevens
July 14, 2013
For a home that she recently sold for $2 million, Crouse advised the builder to add a generator as a selling point.
After Storm, Who’s Got the Real Power? Look for Backup Generators
Daniel Gross
October 30, 2012
Crouse says none of the other council members will comment on the mural or the recall, either.
Arizona's Latest Immigration Mess
Terry Greene Sterling
July 4, 2010

Historical Examples

Then the boys saw the unknown Germans give Crouse some money.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt
Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
Never was chanticleer so crouse on his own dung-hill, as Johnny Darbyshire was in his own house.
Stories of Comedy
Various
But about a year after a friend meets him at Gledsmuir merkit as crouse as ever.
The Half-Hearted
John Buchan
Craske is an East Anglian word for fat, and Crouse is used in the north for sprightly, confident.
The Romance of Names
Ernest Weekley
At this juncture a man with a small boat hove in sight and came so close that Mr. Crouse could touch it.
History of the Johnstown Flood
Willis Fletcher Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for crouse

crouse

adjective

Scot and Northern English dialect lively, confident, or saucy

Word Origin

C14 (Scottish and Northern) English: from Middle Low German krūs twisted, curled, confused

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Examples from the Web for crouse

Contemporary Examples

But even in the world Crouse described, there was still some surprising ideological, economic, and cultural diversity.

For a home that she recently sold for $2 million, Crouse advised the builder to add a generator as a selling point.

Crouse says none of the other council members will comment on the mural or the recall, either.

Historical Examples

Then the boys saw the unknown Germans give Crouse some money.

Never was chanticleer so crouse on his own dung-hill, as Johnny Darbyshire was in his own house.

But about a year after a friend meets him at Gledsmuir merkit as crouse as ever.

Craske is an East Anglian word for fat, and Crouse is used in the north for sprightly, confident.

At this juncture a man with a small boat hove in sight and came so close that Mr. Crouse could touch it.

crouse

Word Origin

Origin of crouse