Middle English Dictionary Entry
crap n.
Entry Info
Forms | crap n. Pl. crappes, crapes. |
Etymology | OF crape siftings; ult. Gmc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Chaff, siftings of grain; ?also, weed seeds; -- often in pl.
Associated quotations
- a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale (Roy 17.C.17)664/29 : Hec curalis [?cp. ML coraltum chaff]: crappys.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)100 : Crappe or gropys [Win: Crap or crapis] of corne: Acus, criballum.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)29b : Crappys: Acus.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)726/16 : Hec cruralis: craps.