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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1420
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Crote, n. [ME. crote, crot (c 1300), of obscure origin.] A particle, a crumb. — c1420 Wynt. ii. 1501.
Away thai walde ger bryn … the fleyhs … , leffand noucht off it a crote c1420 Ib. vii. 500.
At … off it [the bread] nevyr a crote … owrepas my throt
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