crouchyadj.
Etymology: < crouch v.1 or crouch n.2 + -y suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrouchie.
Scottish.
1786 R. Burns (1968) I. 160 Or crouchie Merran Humphie.
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