crummie

[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

/ ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i /

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noun Chiefly Scot.

a cow with crooked horns.

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Origin of crummie

1715–25; obsolete crum crooked (Old English crumb; cognate with German krumm) + -ie

Fasten the rope well round the Crummie's Horn—that's the muckle black stone yonder.
Red Cap Tales|Samuel Rutherford Crockett
At Crummie-Toddie they had to send nine miles for their letters and newspapers.
The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope
As a matter of course a messenger was sent back to Crummie-Toddie for the young lord's wearing apparel.
The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope
Some of it will be delightful on your light batter cakes, with a slice of old Crummie's yellow butter.
Eventide|Effie Afton

To take vengeance on Crummie's ribs with a stick was her first effort.
Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete|Sir Walter Scott