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 Crossing the LineCrot’chet. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Crot’alum.
 
A sort of castanet, rattled in dancing. Aristopha’ns calls a great talker krot’alon (a clack).   1
 


 Crossing the LineCrot’chet. 

 
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