Craythur

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Whiskey. uncountable

    "Now Tim had a sort o' the tipplin' way With a love of the liquor poor Tim was born And to help him on with his work each day"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of creature. Ireland, alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "[...] why, at home, if a craythur hasn't a hat to pull, he'll pull the hair off his head, sooner than not make a bow. Shut ye'r mouth, do, and go on, ye little ill-reared winkle; [...]"

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"Now Tim had a sort o' the tipplin' way With a love of the liquor poor Tim was born And to help him on with his work each day"

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of creature.

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