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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CROUT, CROOT, v. and n. [krut]

I. v.

†1. To croak; to make a rumbling noise (Sc. 1808 Jam., crout, croot). Cf. Crood, v.¹ (2), and Kruttle.Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 298:
And O, as he rattled and roar'd, And graen'd, and mutter'd, and crouted.Sc. 1808 Jam.:
The belly is said to croot, when there is a noise in the intestines in consequence of flatulence.Abd. 1860 Auld Prognostic in Bnffsh. Jnl. (14 Feb.) 5:
In Februar o' a favour'd year Nae podocks sud croot nor creen.

†2. To coo, of a dove; to crow, of an infant (Sc. 1808 Jam.).

3. “To pronounce letter ‘r' with a burr” (Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. Ork. Par. (1922) 150).

II. n. A “burr” in the speech.Ork. 1913 J. Firth in Old-Lore Misc. VI. i. 30:
He lost proper control of the action of his tongue, and this with a natural croot (burr) rendered his speech almost unintelligible.