crappe

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French crape, from Old French crappe, crapin (chaff) (compare Medieval Latin crappa pl), from Old Dutch krappen.

Pronunciation

Noun

crappe (plural crappes) (Late Middle English, rare)

  1. chaff, grain husks[1]
  2. pork scratchings[2]

Descendants

  • English: crap
  • Yola: crap

References

  1. ^ crap, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Crap, sb.1”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1140, column 2.