crouse
adjective
brisk; lively.
crouse
1 American
[kroos]
/ krus /
adjective
Scot. and North England.
Crouse
2
American
[krous]
/ kraʊs /
noun
crouse
British
/ kruːs /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of crouse
1250–1300; Middle English crus, crous fierce, bold, violent < Middle Low German or Frisian krūs crisp; cognate with German kraus
Example Sentences
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If successful, the new regulation is barred from being implemented by the federal government unless Congress passes legislation approving such a crouse.
From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2021
In proverbs such as "A cock's aye crouse on his ain midden" Scotland's tough, sardonic history is distilled.
From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2010
Duncan was a lad o' grace; Maggie's was a piteous case; Duncan could na be her death, Swelling pity smoor'd his wrath; Now they're crouse and canty baith: Ha, ha, the wooing o't!
From The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language by Palgrave, Francis Turner
We all cracked very crouse about fighting; but one dark night we got a fleg in sober earnest.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
But about a year after a friend meets him at Gledsmuir merkit as crouse as ever.
From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John
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