cruels

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noun

swelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula

OriginFrench écrouelles →
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Meanings

nouncruels pl (plural only)

alternative crewels

  1. obsoletepluralplural onlyswelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula

Origin

  1. Frenchécrouelles“scrofula”
  2. Englishcruels

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

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cruels,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruels.

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