a wren. S.
·vi ·see <<Cruddle>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A familiar name of the European wren. II. Jenny ·noun A familiar or pet form of the proper na...
An instrument for lifting up the grate or top of a show-glass, in order to rob it. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·noun ·see <<Mule>>, 4. ...
, howlet an owl. Yorks. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose