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Croud (kroud), n. (Mus.) See Crowd, a violin.
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Crowd, n. [W. crwth; akin to Gael. cruit. Perh. named from its shape, and akin to Gr. κυρτός curved, and E. curve. Cf. Rote.] An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow. [Written also croud, crowth, cruth, and crwth.]
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A lackey that . . . can warble upon a crowd a little. B. Jonson.
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