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crachoun
† crachoun Obs. Also -on, -un. A word of uncertain origin, frequent in Cursor Mundi, the later texts of which render it caitiff or wretch. [The only similar OF. word is crachon = F. crachat ‘matter expectorated or spat out’, which gives a possible sense in the quots. There is a curious likeness in s... Oxford English Dictionary
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crathon
† ˈcrathon, craton Obs. Also 4 craþayn, crayon (? craþon), crathan. [Of uncertain form and obscure etymology: app. the same in meaning as crachoun, though the forms of both words seem well established.] A term of depreciation: (app.) Craven, caitiff.c 1340 Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1773 He cared for his corta... Oxford English Dictionary
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