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Origin:
1485–95; earlier crule; origin uncertain
1485–95; earlier crule; origin uncertain
Related forms
crew·el·ist, crew·el·er, noun
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Crewel
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
crewel
1598, "embroidery," of unknown origin. Earliest usage is 1494, as a name for a kind of thin, worsted yarn.
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