crome
See also: cromé
English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *krumpaz (“bent, crooked, curved”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊm
Noun
crome (plural cromes)
- (Britain, East Anglia) a garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, in appearance like a garden fork with bent prongs. Used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking up shellfish on beaches, and similar tasks
Verb
crome (third-person singular simple present cromes, present participle croming, simple past and past participle cromed)
- (Britain, East Anglia) to use a crome
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English cruma, from Proto-Germanic *krumô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrum(ə)/
Noun
crome (plural cromes or crumen)
- a crumb; a small piece or portion of food, especially bread
- the lighter-coloured part of a loaf of bread inside the crust; the interior of a loaf of bread
- (rare) a diminutive portion or section; a mote
Related terms
References
- “crǒme (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾome/
Verb
crome
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