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craan, cran, crane, cran-the-net, cren, kerin,
cran [kran]
n. A crane machine, an iron frame over a fire, a trivet. A stunted or ill-nourished child, animal or young bird. A measure of capacity for fresh herrings before cleaning. 37.5 gallon barrel. The crane Grus grus or grey heron Ardea cinerea or S. SEC. NEC. the swift Apus apus.
dim. crannie NN. The little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.
v. To stretch the neck in straining to hear, to eavesdrop. Of herrings: to measure out by baskets, to check the number of basketfuls.
n. A crane machine, an iron frame over a fire, a trivet. A stunted or ill-nourished child, animal or young bird. A measure of capacity for fresh herrings before cleaning. 37.5 gallon barrel. The crane Grus grus or grey heron Ardea cinerea or S. SEC. NEC. the swift Apus apus.
dim. crannie NN. The little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.
v. To stretch the neck in straining to hear, to eavesdrop. Of herrings: to measure out by baskets, to check the number of basketfuls.
Compounds and phrases etc.
cran-the-net: A good catch.
craan, cran, crane, crannie, cranny, creenie, crunnie, karn, krans,
cran [kran, kren, NN. krin]
n. A tap.
dim. crannie The little finger.
n. A tap.
dim. crannie The little finger.
cranach, cranachan, crannach, crannachan,
cranach [ˈkranəx]
also cranachan [ˈkranəxən]
n. Pottage.
also cranachan [ˈkranəxən]
n. Pottage.
crane,
crane [kren, kran]
n. S. The cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.
n. S. The cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.
crang, kraang, krang,
crang [kraŋ]
n. Crang, the carcass of a whale, a dead body, a corpse.
n. Crang, the carcass of a whale, a dead body, a corpse.
crank, crankey, crankie, crankous, cranky, crawnkie,
crank [krank]
n. A snare. A wile. A difficulty.
adj. Crooked, distorted. Hard, difficult to understand. Mentally unbalanced, eccentric. Incontinently eager, foolishly bent on. Of machinery: loose, shaky.
adj. Grating, rough, inharmonious.
v. To make a harsh noise.
n. A snare. A wile. A difficulty.
adj. Crooked, distorted. Hard, difficult to understand. Mentally unbalanced, eccentric. Incontinently eager, foolishly bent on. Of machinery: loose, shaky.
adj. Grating, rough, inharmonious.
v. To make a harsh noise.
crankie
adj. Weakly, unsteady, insecure, unreliable, bad tempered. Hard, difficult.
adj. Weakly, unsteady, insecure, unreliable, bad tempered. Hard, difficult.
Compounds and phrases etc.
crankous [-əs]: Fretful, captious.
crannie, cranny,
cranny [ˈkranɪ]
n. A square or oblong aperture in the wall of a house.
n. A square or oblong aperture in the wall of a house.
cranlach, cranreuch, cranreugh, cranrough,
cranreuch [ˈkranrux, -r(j)ʌx, -rɔx]
n. Hoar-frost.
n. Hoar-frost.
crap, crapen, crapen, crapin, crapine, craping, crappen, crappen, crappie, crappin, crappin, crappit, craps, crawpeen, crawpin, croppin, cropping, cropping, krappen, krappin, krappin, kroppen, kroppen, kroppin, kroppin, mosscrap, mosscrop, ruit_an_crap, ruit_and_crap,
crap [krap, krɔp]
n. A crop. The produce of the ground. A close hair-cut. The top of anything. The stomach, the throat, the craw or crop of a bird.
dim. crappie
v. To crop. To fill, stuff, cram.
pt. pp. crappit adj. Cropped, filled, stuffed.
n. A crop. The produce of the ground. A close hair-cut. The top of anything. The stomach, the throat, the craw or crop of a bird.
dim. crappie
v. To crop. To fill, stuff, cram.
pt. pp. crappit adj. Cropped, filled, stuffed.
Compounds and phrases etc.
crappin: The crop of a fowl, the breast, throat, stomach. Meal and fish-livers crushed together, meal-dumplings, filled with fish-livers. A fish-head stuffed with fish livers, oatmeal and spices etc.
crappit heid: Haddock head stuffed with oatmeal and spices etc.
craw in his crap: To annoy, give cause for regret.
hert craps: The hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa.
mosscrap: The cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium or Eriophorum vaginatum.
riggin crap: A rooftop.
ruit and crap: Through and through, completely.
sheuk thair craps: Expressed their feelings or grievances.
tuim yer crap: Get it off your chest.
crappit heid: Haddock head stuffed with oatmeal and spices etc.
craw in his crap: To annoy, give cause for regret.
hert craps: The hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa.
mosscrap: The cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium or Eriophorum vaginatum.
riggin crap: A rooftop.
ruit and crap: Through and through, completely.
sheuk thair craps: Expressed their feelings or grievances.
tuim yer crap: Get it off your chest.
crappy, croppy,
crappy [ˈkrapɪ, ˈkrɔpɪ]
n. A United Irishman.
n. A United Irishman.