Crimany
Written crimmany Brks.1 ; crimminy Dev.
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Written crimmany Brks.1 ; crimminy Dev. ; also in forms criamany Hmp.1; crimons Lin.; crimy Not. [kri-msni.] 1. An exclamation of surprise.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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