Cruels

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    swelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula obsolete, plural, plural-only

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meanabusiveacuteafflictiveagonizinganimal

Etymology

Corrupted from French écrouelles (“scrofula”). Spelling influenced by cruel.

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