Etymology

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Today it means: Gruel or thin porridge. Full definition →

Early Scots crud
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  1. Early Scots · derived fromcrud“curd”
  2. English todaycrowdie

Alteration of Early Scots crud (“curd”), cognate with Early Modern English and Middle English crud, crudde (14th c.), crodde, of unknown origin.

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