crub
Also 6 crubbe, 7 crubb.
[By metathesis for curb.]
A variant of curb n., still in dialect use. See esp. quot. 1890.
| 1565 Richmond. Wills (Surtees) 178, 1 brode pan and a crubbe to the same. 1636 MS. Accts. Hull Charterhouse, A great brewing copper..set in a wooden crubb. 1890 Baring-Gould Old Country Life 205 The packhorse had crooks on its back and the goods were hung to these crooks..The short crooks called crubs were slung in a similar manner. These were of stouter fabric and formed an angle; these were used for carrying heavy materials. |