crack-trystn.
/ˈkraktrɪst/, U.S. /ˈkrækˌtrɪst/, Scottish English /ˈkraktrɪst/, /ˈkraktrʌist/ Scottish.
One who ‘cracks’ or breaks tryst (see crack v. 12); one who fails to fulfil an engagement.
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1817 T. Carlyle Early Lett. (1886) I. 113 Thou shalt be punished as a crack-tryst.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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