Croodle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  croodle \croo"dle\ (kr[=oo]"d'l), v. i. [Cf. {Cruddle},
     {Crudle}.]
     1. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie
        close and snug together, as pigs in straw. [Prov. Eng.]
        --Wright. --Forby.
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              A dove to fly home to her nest and croodle there.
                                                    --C. Kingsley.
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     2. To fawn or coax. [Obs.]
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     3. To coo. [Scot.]
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