crummie

or crum·my

[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

nounChiefly Scot.
  1. a cow with crooked horns.

Origin of crummie

1
1715–25; obsolete crum crooked (Old English crumb; cognate with German krumm) + -ie

Words Nearby crummie

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How to use crummie in a sentence

  • Fasten the rope well round the crummie's Horn—that's the muckle black stone yonder.

    Red Cap Tales | Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • At crummie-Toddie they had to send nine miles for their letters and newspapers.

    The Duke's Children | Anthony Trollope
  • As a matter of course a messenger was sent back to crummie-Toddie for the young lord's wearing apparel.

    The Duke's Children | Anthony Trollope
  • Some of it will be delightful on your light batter cakes, with a slice of old crummie's yellow butter.

    Eventide | Effie Afton
  • To take vengeance on crummie's ribs with a stick was her first effort.