cricking
present participle of crick
Source: Wiktionary
Crick (krk), n. Etym: [See Creak.]
Definition: The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. [Obs.] Johnson.
Crick, n. Etym: [The same as creek a bending, twisting. See Creek, Crook.]
1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it difficult to move the part. To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei necks drawn backward. Holland.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. cric.]
Definition: A small jackscrew. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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