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accroach
accroach, v. (əˈkrəʊtʃ) Also 4–6 acroche, accroche. [a. OFr. acroche-r (later accrocher, see ac-) to hook in, draw with a hook; cf. acroc n.; f. à prep. to + croc crook, hook; an adoption of a word common to Scandinavian, German, and Celtic,—OIcel. krók-r, ODu. croke, Breton krôk, Welsh crwg, Gaelic...
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accroachment
accroachment (əˈkrəʊtʃmənt) [a. Fr. accrochement, n. of action, f. accrocher; see accroach and -ment.] The action of accroaching; usurpation; encroachment.In Phillips 1706, Bailey, Johnson, etc.
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croche
▪ I. † croche, n.1 Obs. Also 5–6 crotche, crowche, 6 cruche. [Etymologically the same as croce, crose; croche being the Old Northern French equivalent of Central OF. croce. The form crowche is perh. a phonetic development (cf. poche, pouch); in cruche there may be a blending with crutch.] 1. A pasto...
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