crouse

[ kroos ]

/ krus /

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adjective Scot. and North England.

brisk; lively.

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Origin of crouse

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

OTHER WORDS FROM crouse

crousely, adverb

Words nearby crouse

croupade, croup-associated virus, croupier, croupous membrane, croupy, crouse, croustade, croûte, crouton, Crouzon's disease, crow

Other definitions for crouse (2 of 2)

Crouse

[ krous ]

/ kraʊs /

noun

Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.

How to use crouse in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
An armed-forces veteran and a father of five, the victim, Officer Deriek Crouse, had been with campus police about four years.
Former Virginia Tech Professor: The Rising Toll of America's Gun Culture|Roland Lazenby|December 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The cop he killed was Deriek W. Crouse, a 39-year-old Army veteran and the father of five children.
Dead Man ID'd as Shooter: Breaking Updates||December 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
But about a year after a friend meets him at Gledsmuir merkit as crouse as ever.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan
Such is the astounding statement in a local history printed by John Crouse, in 1768.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich|A. D. Bayne
A platform had been built in a field north of the Crouse residence and near the railroad.
Company G|A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow
Much to the surprise of the cadets, in the crowd of newcomers was Herman Crouse.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt|Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
He said his name was Herman Crouse, and that he was a farmer working a small place some miles away.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt|Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)

British Dictionary definitions for crouse

crouse

/ (kruːs) /

adjective

Scot and Northern English dialect lively, confident, or saucy

Word Origin for crouse

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

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