crile

C3R1I1L1E1

noun

A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.

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Meanings

nouncrile (plural criles)

plural criles

  1. ScotlandA small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.
    1 more example

    "And am I to meet my Mary at Moffat? Come away, little, dear, welcome body, thou blessed of heaven, come away, and taste of an auld shepherd's best cheer, and I'll gang foot for foot with you to Moffat, and my auld wife shall gang foot for foot with us too. I tell you, little, blessed, and welcome crile, come along with me."

    1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
crowl

Origin

An alteration of crowl.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

relicCreil
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APA

crile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crile

MLA

“crile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crile.

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