crottels

crottels
\\ˈkräd.əlz\ noun plural
Etymology: plural of crottel, from Middle French crote (of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German dialect krotz spot, obsolete Dutch krotte spot on clothes) + English -el (variant of -le)
: excrement especially of hares

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • crottels — crot·tels …   English syllables

  • drop the crotte —    to defecate    From the French word for dung, crotte, rather than from the obsolete English crottels, horse dung. Also as drop a log or wax. Some figurative use:     Buller splayed out and dropped his crotte on the edge of the path (G. Greene …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • crotels — see crottels …   Useful english dictionary

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