crud

crud
/krud/, n., v., crudded, crudding.
n.
1. Slang.
a. a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
b. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
c. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
d. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
e. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: jungle crud.
f. any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
g. venereal disease, esp. syphilis.
h. Vulgar. dried semen.
2. Dial. curd.
3. Dial. clabber.
v.t., v.i.
4. Dial. to curd.
[1325-75; ME; earlier form of CURD]
Regional Variation. 3. See clabber.

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