CROTCHET
NOUNS
1548 ► NEW FANGLE a crotchet, a new fashion; a novelty, a new invention
1625 ► MAGGOT a crotchet, a whimsical or perverse fancy
1631 ► FANTASTICALITY a crotchet, a whim; something that is fantastical
1867 ► FANDANGLEMENT a crotchet, a whim; a gewgaw → Eng. dial.
1867 ► FANTAD → FANTOD a crotchety way of acting; a fad
1882 ► MAXIM a crotchet, an experiment; a fad → Eng. dial.
VERBS
1818 ► CROSS THE MAGGOT to go against one’s crotchets or prejudices → Sc.
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