crit n JOYCE 242 crith; DINNEEN 276 cruit 'hump on the back.' A stoop; hump; esp in phr in a crit: stooped, bent over; in a cramped position.
   1925 Dial Notes v, 328 In a crit. Squatting. 1937 DEVINE 15 I was all in a crit, sitting in that chair. 1968 DILLON 134 Haven't he got a shockin' crit on 'im? C 73-13 [tall tale] Ould Tim ya know was found dead sittin' on the hole in his out-house. Naturally he was in a crit. Unfortunately rigor mortis had set in and when they tried to lay him out they couldn't keep him from sitting up. 1976 Evening Telegram 9 Mar, p. 12 The poor women of them days were bent over in a crit after a day workin' over the washboard.

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