croom, crome

[Gael. crom=bent.] A husbandman's forks with long tines. ( Provυ.) crôon, *croin, *croyne, v. i. & t. [An imitative IMG:content-1363.png:[blocks in formation] croon moan. Ichthy.: According to some, the Gray Gurnard, a fish. Trigla gurnard us (Linn.). It receives this name from the crooning or croyning noise it makes after being taken. It is also vulgarly called the Captain. ( Jamie son .) crôon-ing, pr . par ., a. & s. [CROWN, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of singing or humming in a low tone; a croon. IMG:content-1364.png:[blocks in formation] 1195