crut
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crut
1920–25, perhaps back formation from cruddy, with t assumed to be the underlying consonant
Example Sentences
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Ils sont travers�s en plusieurs endroits par de Ruscheln, qui ont fait glisser le toit vers le mur; tellement que malgr� l'�paisseur de ces filons, on crut une fois en avoir trouv� la fin.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James
Le Saint frapp� d'une telle demande en rougit, et crut que c'�toit tenter Dieu que d'attendre de lui des Miracles.
From Architectural Antiquities of Normandy by Cotman, John Sell
On his tomb were the simple words, "Il crut."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 12, 1890 by Various
Le Gouvernement Austro-Hongrois ne crut possible de consentir à une discussion de la note.
From Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) by University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History
Le duc alors crut qu'il devoit enfin se prononcer autrement que par des propos et des fêtes.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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