crummie

or crum·my

[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a cow with crooked horns.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crummie¹

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

Example Sentences

Fasten the rope well round the Crummie's Horn—that's the muckle black stone yonder.

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At Crummie-Toddie they had to send nine miles for their letters and newspapers.

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As a matter of course a messenger was sent back to Crummie-Toddie for the young lord's wearing apparel.

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Some of it will be delightful on your light batter cakes, with a slice of old Crummie's yellow butter.

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To take vengeance on Crummie's ribs with a stick was her first effort.

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