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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CROOCH, v. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. crouch. See P.L.D. § 38.1.Abd. 1920 G. P. Dunbar Peat Reek 17:
Crooch hunkerin' canny anaith the saugh tree.

Ppl.adj. crooched; with up, of the body: shrunken, huddled up (Abd.²⁷ 1948).Bwk.² 1948:
Of a man who is sick or cold: “he's no weel lookin an' a' crooched up”; “he's crooched up wi' the cauld.”