See croodle on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Compare cruddle, crudle.",
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"ref": "a. 1810, Robert Tannahill, The Wood O' Craigie Lea:",
"text": "Far ben thy dark green plantin's shade\nThe cushat croodles am'rously",
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"text": "Do pigeons croodle, or only doves?",
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