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Crup vs Crud - What's the difference?

crup | crud |

As a noun crup

is (the rump of a horse).

As an adjective crup

is short; brittle.

As an acronym crud is

(programming|database) create, read, update, and delete.

crup

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (the rump of a horse)

    • Etymology 2

    Compare Old High German (grop), (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • short; brittle
    • crup cake
    (Todd)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    crud

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Dirt, filth or refuse.
  • (figuratively, by extension) Something of poor quality.
  • Mixed impurities, especially corrosion products in nuclear reactor fuel.
  • A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski.
  • (euphemistic) Feces; excrement.
  • A contemptible person.
  • (slang, US, military, and, students) venereal disease, or (later) any disease.
  • A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)

    • Anagrams

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