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Page 80 of 100 for the letter C

craak, craaked, crack, crackans, cracked, cracker, crackie, crackin, crackin$, crackins, crackit, crackle, cracks, crackt, cracky, craic, craiced, craicin, craik, crak, craket, crakk, craklins, creck, crecker, creekins, creeklins, crek, krak, krakk, krakker, kreekins, kreeklins,
crack [krak]
n. A crack, a flaw. A moment, short space of time. A turn or shot as at a game etc. Talk, gossip, free and easy conversation. A story, an entertaining or scandalous tale. I.Sh. A small, stunted person arrived at maturity but of poor physique.
pl. cracks Stories, tales, news.
v. To strike sharply. To chat, gossip, have a talk.
pt. pp. crackit adj. Cracked, Unsound of mind.
 
crackie [ˈkraki]
adj. Full of talk, affable.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cracker [ˈkrakər]: A loud kiss. A boaster. A talker, gossip, someone good at chatting. pl. crackers Castanets.
crackin [ˈkrakɪn] Cracking, conversing.
crackins [ˈkrakɪnz] also cracklins [ˈkraklɪnz, U. ˈkriklɪnz] pl. The solids remaining from rendered fat, food made with such.
crackle: Crackle.
twa-haundit crack: Dialogue.
cracket, crackett, crackie, cracky, crakie, crockie, crocky,
cracket [ˈkrakət]
n. A low wooden stool.
dim. crackie A small, low, three-legged stool with a hole in the middle of the seat for lifting it
cradach, cradden, cradeuch,
cradden [ˈkradən]
also cradeuch [ˈkrad(j)ux, krad(j)ʌx]
n. A small person.
cradelt, cradely, cradle, cradlet, cradlie, cradlit, cradly, craidle, creddle, creddlie, credle,
cradle [kredl, kradl, krɛdl]
n. A cradle.
dim. cradlie
v. To rear a child, to build the stone-work of a well shaft.
pt. pp. cradelt
craft, crafter, craftie, croaft, croft, crofter, kracht, kraft, lea-craft, lea-craft, lea-croft, ley-croft,
craft [kraft]
n. A croft. A small piece of land adjoining a house, the infield or cultivated land. A small land-holding.
dim. craftie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
crafter: A crofter, a smallholder.
keelin craft: A croft where the rent is paid in cod.
lea-craft: Fallow land.
cracht, crachtless, craft, craftie, craftit, crafty, graft, graftit, kracht, krachty, uncraftie, uncrafty,
craft [kraft]
n. Craft. The skilled practice of a practical occupation. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
v. To make by hand and with much skill.
pt. pp. craftit
 
crafty [ˈkraftɪ]
adj. Skilful, clever, ingenious.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
crachtless [I.Sh. ˈkraxtləs]: Powerless.
uncrafty: Lacking in knowledge or skills, backward, unsophisticated, gullible, naive.
Craftfit, Craftfuit, Croaftfuit,
Craftfit [ˈkraftfɪt]
pn. Croftfoot (Glasgow).
Craftheid,
Craftheid [ˈkrafthid]
pn. Crofthead (Glasgow).
craggan, craggen, craggens, craggin, craggins, croggie, graggans,
craggan [ˈkragən]
also craggie [krɔgɪ]
n. A small jar or dish.
carrick, craag, crag, craig, craigie, craigs, craigsaet, craigseat, craigstane, crawg, creg,
craig [kreg]
n. A crag. A cliff on the sea or mountain-side. A projecting spur of rock. A rock used for quarrying.
dim. craigie A small crag.
pl. craigs Rocky ground. A farm or dwelling near the cliffs. I.Sh. Rock-fishing.
 
craigie [ˈkregi]
adj. Rocky, craggy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
craigseat: I.Sh. A rock suitable for fishing from.
craigstane: I.Sh. A rock suitable for fishing from.
keelie craig: S. SW. A crag on which a kestrel nests.

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