cracknel

[ krak-nl ]

/ ˈkræk nl /

noun

a hard, brittle cake or biscuit.

cracknels, small bits of fat pork fried crisp.

Compare scrapple.

Origin of cracknel

1350–1400; Middle English crak(e)nele<Middle French *craquenelle, metathetic alteration of craquelin<Middle Dutch crākelinc, equivalent to crāke(n) to crack + -linc-ling¹

Words nearby cracknel

crackjaw, crackle, crackleware, crackling, crackly, cracknel, crack of dawn, crack of doom, crack on, crackpot, cracksman

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Example sentences from the Web for cracknel

The result—he lost by half a cracknel—was to cause him some temporary inconvenience, but he is now completely restored to health.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 21, 1895|Various
"Yes, it's 'licious," agreed Joan, with her mouth full of cracknel biscuit.
Two Little Travellers|Frances Browne Arthur
On Sundays the mistress would give him a gingerbread or a cracknel, and amuse herself with his baby prattle.
Serge Panine, Complete|Georges Ohnet
This is done to rid it of any bits of cracknel, etc., that may remain in the lard.
Home Pork Making|A. W. Fulton

After being pressed the cracknels are worked into a dough with corn meal and together made into cracknel bread.
Home Pork Making|A. W. Fulton

British Dictionary definitions for cracknel

cracknel

/ (ˈkræknəl) /

noun

a type of hard plain biscuit

(often plural) US and Canadian crisply fried bits of fat pork

Word Origin for cracknel

C15: perhaps from Old French craquelin, from Middle Dutch krākelinc, from krāken to crack

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单词	cracknel
释义	cracknel [ krak-nl ] / ˈkræk nl / noun a hard, brittle cake or biscuit. cracknels, small bits of fat pork fried crisp. Compare scrapple. Origin of cracknel 1350–1400; Middle English crak(e)nele<Middle French *craquenelle, metathetic alteration of craquelin<Middle Dutch crākelinc, equivalent to crāke(n) to crack + -linc-ling¹ Words nearby cracknel crackjaw, crackle, crackleware, crackling, crackly, cracknel, crack of dawn, crack of doom, crack on, crackpot, cracksman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cracknel The result—he lost by half a cracknel—was to cause him some temporary inconvenience, but he is now completely restored to health. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, September 21, 1895\|Various "Yes, it's 'licious," agreed Joan, with her mouth full of cracknel biscuit. Two Little Travellers\|Frances Browne Arthur On Sundays the mistress would give him a gingerbread or a cracknel, and amuse herself with his baby prattle. Serge Panine, Complete\|Georges Ohnet This is done to rid it of any bits of cracknel, etc., that may remain in the lard. Home Pork Making\|A. W. Fulton After being pressed the cracknels are worked into a dough with corn meal and together made into cracknel bread. Home Pork Making\|A. W. Fulton British Dictionary definitions for cracknel cracknel / (ˈkræknəl) / noun a type of hard plain biscuit (often plural) US and Canadian crisply fried bits of fat pork Word Origin for cracknel C15: perhaps from Old French craquelin, from Middle Dutch krākelinc, from krāken to crack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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