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crut
[ kruht ]
/ krÊŒt /
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noun Slang.
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Origin of crut
1920–25, Americanism; perhaps back formation from cruddy, with t assumed to be the underlying consonant
Words nearby crut
crustal, crustal plate, crusted, crustose, crusty, crut, crutch, Crutched Friar, crutchings, Crutzen, crux
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How to use crut in a sentence
Le Saint frapp d'une telle demande en rougit, et crut que c'toit tenter Dieu que d'attendre de lui des Miracles.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy|John Sell CotmanLeastwise you and Fan can, in the coorse of natur; but who be this young crut?
The Fishguard Invasion by the French in 1797|M. E. JamesLe P. Lallemant, à la prière de ses amis, crut pouvoir sans conséquence intercéder pour elle.
The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)|George WarburtonLe Gouvernement Austro-Hongrois ne crut possible de consentir à une discussion de la note.
Why We Are At War (2nd Edition, revised)|Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History