cratur

English

Noun

cratur (plural craturs)

1. (Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of creature.
   • 1835, James Baillie Fraser, The Highland Smugglers:

     An' my ould een turned, an' my heart sickened; but I aye cried to mysel', "silly coward cratur, are ye frighted to see what ye prayed to behold?"

   • 1907, John Watson, The Scot of the eighteenth century: His religion and his life:

     "Keep him out," cried Dr. Henry, "don't let the cratur in here."

2. Alternative spelling of craythur (“whiskey”)