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craythur

noun

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of creature.

Definitions

  1. Whiskey.

    • Now Tim had a sort o' the tipplin' way With a love of the liquor poor Tim was born And to help him on with his work each day

  2. Alternative form of creature.

    • [...] why, at home, if a craythur hasn't a hat to pull, he'll pull the hair off his head, sooner than not make a bow. Shut ye'r mouth, do, and go on, ye little ill-reared winkle; [...]

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