CRANKLES

Noun

crankles

plural of crankle

Anagrams

• Lackners, clankers

Source: Wiktionary


CRANKLE

Cran"kle (krn"k'l), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Crinkle.]

Definition: To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope, Crankling her banks. J. Philips.

Cran"kle, v. i.

Definition: To bend, turn, or wind. Along the crankling path. Drayton.

Cran"kle, n.

Definition: A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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