Meanings
plural craturs
- IrelandScotlandalternativeAlternative form of creature.
"Keep him out," cried Dr. Henry, "don't let the cratur in here."
1907, John Watson, The Scot of the eighteenth century: His religion and his life1 more example
An' my ould een turned, an' my heart sickened; but I aye cried to mysel', "silly coward cratur, are ye frighted to see what ye prayed to behold?"
1835, James Baillie Fraser, The Highland Smugglers - alternativeAlternative spelling of craythur (“whiskey”).
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cratur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cratur
“cratur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cratur. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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