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crotey
▪ I. † ˈcrotey, v. Obs. [app. a. Anglo-Fr. *croteyer = OF. *crotoyer, f. OF. crote, crotte dung of hares, etc.] trans. and intr. Of hares, rabbits, etc.: To evacuate their excrement.a 1425 Master of Game (Bodl. MS. 546 fo. 13 b), The hare..alwey..croteyeþ yn o manere. Ibid. fo. 26 Þei [bucks] crotei...
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fumay
† fumay, v. Hunting. Obs. rare. Also 5 femay, femy, fymay. [? ad. AF. *fu-, femeiier; cf. OF. femeis and femier, fumier dunghill, femer (mod.F. fumer) to manure; the ultimate source is L. fimus dung.] intr. Of certain animals, esp. the hare: To evacuate excrement.1486 fymaes [see crotey v.]. 1486 fe...
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crot
† crot, crote Obs. [Derivation uncertain. The form has suggested relationship to F. crotte (cf. crotey), and to mod.Du. krot; but difficulties of sense and history attach to both suggestions.] A particle, bit, atom, individual piece.a 1300 Cursor M. 2378 (Cott.) Abram went..and wit him loth, his gei...
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grotes
† grotes Obs.—1. [variant of crotey n.] = crottels.c 1450 ME. Med. Bk. (Heinrich) 140 Take þe grotes of þe goot, and boile hem in vynegre [etc.].
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fumishing
† ˈfumishing Obs. Also 6–7 fewmishing, (6 femysshyng, femishing), 7–8 fimashing. [app. f. OF. femer, fumer to dung (see fumet2), + -ish (on the analogy of vbs. a. Fr. vbs. in -iss-, -ir) + -ing1.] The excrement (of a deer). Cf. fumets.1527 St. Papers Hen. VIII, VI. 598 The scantlyn and femysshyng of...
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