ˈkrīl noun
( -s )
Etymology: obsolete Dutch kriel hunchback, dwarf, collection of small items; akin to Middle Dutch crauwel, crouwel hook, Old High German krouwōn to scratch — more at crumb
chiefly Scotland : a short deformed person : dwarf
ˈkrīl noun
( -s )
Etymology: obsolete Dutch kriel hunchback, dwarf, collection of small items; akin to Middle Dutch crauwel, crouwel hook, Old High German krouwōn to scratch — more at crumb
chiefly Scotland : a short deformed person : dwarf
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012