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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†CROOPAN, n.2 “The tail crupper; girth of a horse” (Ork. 1887 Jam.6). Cf. Eng. (Cum.) dial. croopin, id. (E.D.D.).
[Cf. Mid.Eng. croupon, rump, crupper (N.E.D.), O.Fr. cropon, id. (Godefroy), Mod. Fr. croup(i)on, from croupe, rump.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Croopan n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/croopan_n2>
