crankles
plural of crankle
• Lackners, clankers
Source: Wiktionary
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
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
