v. Obs. Also 6 crowse. [? a. OF. croussir, crusir: see CRUSH.] To crush.
1567. Drant, Horace Epist., II. i. F viij. He that did crowse and culpon once Hydra of hellish spyte [Lat. diram qui contudit hydram].
1611. Cotgr., Esmarmeler, to crush, croose, or burst in peeces.
1674. N. Fairfax, Bulk & Selv., 130. They can’t strike sail, or notch the wheels, and croose the springs, at work within them, in a trice.
