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scrumple
▪ I. † ˈscrumple, n. Obs. rare—1. [var. form of crumple; see scr- 2.] A wrinkle, crease.1508 Dunbar Flyting 122 Fy! skolderit skyn, thow art bot skyre and skrumple.▪ II. ˈscrumple, v. [f. the n.] trans. To crush, fold, wrinkle. Also freq. with up.c 1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 188 Ane chartour, s... Oxford English Dictionary
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scrimple
† ˈscrimple, v. Obs. rare. [Cf. crimple v.; also scrumple v. and G. schrumpeln, schrumpfeln.] trans. To shrivel with fierce heat, to scorch. Also, to crumple, crinkle. Hence † ˈscrimpled ppl. a.1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. (Rolls) III. 396 The Scottis hirdis..Of scrymplit ledder mony closbow maid. a 157... Oxford English Dictionary
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scr-
scr- 1. While as a general rule an initial sc- or sk- in a mod.Eng. word indicates that the word is not of OE. origin (OE. sc- being normally represented, in dialects as well as in standard English, by sh-), it is doubtful whether the rule applies to the combination scr-. The modern representation o... Oxford English Dictionary
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