ˈcriton Obs. exc. dial.
Also 4 critoun, 9 dial. critten.
[a. F. cretons ‘the crispie peeces or mammockes remaining of lard, that hath beene first shred..then strained, etc.’ (Cotgr.)]
The refuse of lard or grease; = crackling n. 3.
| 1388 Wyclif Ps. ci[i]. 4 My boonus han dried vp as Critouns [1382 croote; Vulg. cremium; marg. critons], that is, that that dwellith in the panne of the friyng. 1888 Berkshire Gloss., Crittens, small pieces of lean meat strained from lard when it is melted. |