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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†CROOTLES, n. A nickname for a small, ill-proportioned person (Rxb. 1825 Jam.2; 1923 Watson W.-B., obs.).
[Croot, n., 1. + -le, dim. suff. + hypocoristic s as in Buntles.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Crootles n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/crootles>
