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crappe

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French crape, from Old French crappe, crapin (“chaff”) (compare Medieval Latin crappa pl), from Old Dutch krappen.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

crappe (plural crappes) (Late Middle English, rare)

  1. chaff, grain husks[1]
  2. pork scratchings[2]

Descendants edit

  • English: crap
  • Yola: crap

References edit

  1. ^ “crap, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Crap, sb.1”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1140, column 2.
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