ˈcritling dial.
[See -ling, and cf. criton, cratling.]
† 1. (See quot. 1611.) Obs.
2. The refuse of lard or grease; = next: cf. crackling n. 3.
| 1611 Cotgr., Bourgeons, writlings, or critlings; the smaller and most vntimely apples or peares. 1851 Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 196 Spice to give the critlings a flavour, critlings being the refuse left after boiling down the lard. |