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Crake v. t. & v. i.

To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.

To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. (Obs.) "Each man may crake of that which was his own."

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Etymology of 'Crake'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Crake" Quotes from Famous Books

... corn-crake was leading him such a dance, he said to himself: 'Wait a bit, my friend, we will have a joke.' And then, with a jerk of the head to me, to make me go into the corner of the clover field, he began to quarter the sloping ground, noisily brushing ...

— The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume IV (of 8) • Guy de Maupassant

... shout, and whirl, and toss, And stretch their arms, and split, and crack, And bend their stems, and bow their heads, And grind, and groan, and lion-like Roar to the echo-peopled hills And ravenous wilds, and crake-like cry With harsh delight, and cave-like call With hollow mouth, and harp-like thrill With mighty melodies, sublime, From clumps of column'd pines that wave A lofty anthem to the sky, Fit music for a prophet's soul - And like an ocean gathering ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

Words linked to "Crake" : corncrake, rail, Crex crex, land rail, spotted crake, Porzana porzana