crotchet

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The crocodile is voiced by Crotchet Fiona, a rapper from Barcelona whom Barki met on Instagram and who is originally from Equatorial Guinea and has a chipper, Spanish-inflected accent.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Crotchet Castle and Nightmare Abbey, a goodnatured, witty caricature of Shelley as Scythrop dowry, the baffled lover, are probably the best of Peacock and least likely to bog the reader in temporary verbal swamps.

From Time Magazine Archive

I replied, "Sure, Father, you gave me quite a Turn; I thought you were ill," and sett to my Task, marvellous ill-conditioned, expecting some Crotchet had taken him concerning his Will.

From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Manning, Anne

Miss Crotchet had become Lady Bossnowl, but Lady Clarinda had not yet changed her name to Crotchet.

From Crotchet Castle by Peacock, Thomas Love

In this suite of apartments, and not in the drawing-room, were the evenings of Crotchet Castle usually passed.

From Crotchet Castle by Peacock, Thomas Love