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(krk), v. t. & i.[See Crack.] 1. To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake. 2. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. [Obs.] Each man may crake of that which was his own. Mir. for Mag. Crake n.A boast. See Crack, n. [Obs.] Spenser. Crake n.[Cf. Icel. krka crow, krkr raven, Sw. krka, Dan. krage; perh. of imitative origin. Cf. Crow.] (Zol.) Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake. スポンサード リンク
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