Croupous or superficial diphtheritic inflammation of the larynx or trachea

Therapeutic Gazette, XI. 348. Croupous pneumonia, lobar pneumonia. See pneu croupy (krö'pi), a. [ crouse (krus), a . [Also written crous, crowse, crawse, crous , crus , bold, indignant, prob. = MD. kruys , kroes , D. kroes , cro , lit. crisp, curled, LG. krūs = G. kraus = Dan. Sw. krus (in comp.), crisp, curled: see curl. A similar change of sense from 'curled, crisp,' to 'brisk, lively,' appears in crisp .] Brisk; frisky; full of heart; self-satisfied; appearing courageous; saucy. [Prov. Eng. and Scotch.] Yet, for all his cracking crouse, He rewd the raid o' the Reid swire. Raid o ' the Reid swire (Child's Ballads, VI. 133). Crawing, crawing, For my crowse crawing, I lost the best feather i' my wing. Burning of Auchindown (Child's Ballads, VI. 161). crouse Now, they're crouse and cantie baith! Ha, ha, the wooing o't. Burns , Duncan Gray. crousely, crously (krus'li), adv . In a crouse manner; self-a ertively; saucily; proudly; boldly. [Scotch.] I wat they bragged right crousilie. Billie Archie (Child's Ballads, VI. 96). Burns , Tam Samson's Elegy. Ye cootie moorcocks, crousely craw! crow1 (krō), v.; pret. and pp. crowed , formerly crew , ppr. crowing . [= Sc.craw , ME.crowen , crawen (pret. crew, crewe , pp. crowen , crowe ), craw an (strong verb, pret. créow , pp. * cra wen ) = (weak verb) D. kraaijen = LG. kreien = OHG. chrājan , MHG. krajen , G. krähen , crow, as a cock. Hence AS. * cred (= MLG. krat ) , in comp. hancrèd = OS. hanocrad = OHG. han a chrāt, MHG. hanekrāt , cock-crow ( han a , cock). Orig. used in a general sense, including the croaking of the crow (see crow2 ), the cry of the crane, etc.; prob. imitative, like croak , crake2 , etc.] I. in trans. 1. To cry as a cock; utter the characteristic cry of a cock.