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CRINE
\kɹˈa͡ɪn], \kɹˈaɪn], \k_ɹ_ˈaɪ_n]\
Definitions of CRINE
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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kr
[=i]n, v.i. (
Scot
.)
to
shrink
or
shrivel
. [
Gael
. crìon,
dry
.]
1908
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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