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Crare

Crare

(kr?r)
,
Noun.
[OF.
craier
,
creer
,
croyer
, ship of war, LL.
craiera
,
creyera
, perh. from G.
krieger
warrior, or D.
krijger
.]
A slow unwieldy trading vessel.
[Obs.]
[Written also
crayer
,
cray
, and
craie
.]
Shak.

Definition 2024

crare

crare

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Noun

crare ‎(plural crares)

  1. A slow unwieldy trading vessel.
    • William Shakespeare
      Who ever yet could sound thy bottom? find / The ooze, to show what coast thy sluggish crare / Might easiliest harbour in?

Etymology

Old French craier, creer, croyer ‎(“ship of war”), Late Latin craiera, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic (compare German Krieger ‎(“warrior”), or Dutch krijger).

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