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

Accordingly, John set out for Italy, not long after the failure of Crotchet.

From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel

The Reverend Doctor walked off to Crotchet Castle, to narrate his misadventures, and exhale his budget of grievances on Mr. Mac Quedy, whom he considered a ringleader of the march of mind.

From Crotchet Castle by Peacock, Thomas Love

You see how it is, Squire Crotchet the younger; you can scarcely find two to agree on a scheme, and no two of those can agree on the details.

From Crotchet Castle by Peacock, Thomas Love