† Culroun, culrun. World English Historical Dictionary

† Culroun, culrun. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. † Culroun, culrun

Sc. Obs. Also culroin, cullurune. [perh. a corruption of CULLION.] A base fellow, a rascal: an opprobrious appellation.

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1513.  Douglas, Æneis, VIII. Prol. 43. The cadgear … Calland the colȝear ane knaif and culroun full queyr.

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1540.  in Knox, Hist. Ref., Wks. 1846, I. 75.        Be THOMAS your brother at command, A cullurune kythed throw many a land.

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a. 1568.  Bannatyne Poems, Sons exylit throw Pryd, 27. For hichtines the culroin dois misken His awin maister.

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