crake

[ kreyk ]

/ kreɪk /

noun

any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.

Origin of crake

1275–1325; Middle English <Old Norse krākr, krākicrow¹

Words nearby crake

craic, Craig, Craigavon, Craigie, Craiova, crake, crakow, cram, crambo, cram course, Cramer's rule

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Example sentences from the Web for crake

If it is a young man, they should start with Oryx and Crake.
How I Write: Margaret Atwood|Noah Charney|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Accepting the proffered service, the body was put on the mysterious animal's back, which carried it to Crake Minster.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
What great pomp and crake then is this they make of antiquity?
The Apology of the Church of England|John Jewel
Two sounds are and have been heard all night—the ceaseless call of the crake and the not less ceaseless song of the sedge-bird.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson

With bills under his arm and crake in hand, he went from house-row to house-row calling the miners out.
Recent Developments in European Thought|Various
In the level meadow from among the tall grasses and white-flowering wild parsley a landrail called 'crake, crake,' ceaselessly.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for crake

crake

/ (kreɪk) /

noun

zoology any of several rails that occur in the Old World, such as the corncrake and the spotted crake

Word Origin for crake

C14: from Old Norse krāka crow or krākr raven, of imitative origin

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单词	crake
释义	crake [ kreyk ] / kreɪk / noun any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake. Origin of crake 1275–1325; Middle English <Old Norse krākr, krākicrow¹ Words nearby crake craic, Craig, Craigavon, Craigie, Craiova, crake, crakow, cram, crambo, cram course, Cramer's rule Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crake If it is a young man, they should start with Oryx and Crake. How I Write: Margaret Atwood\|Noah Charney\|October 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Accepting the proffered service, the body was put on the mysterious animal's back, which carried it to Crake Minster. The Mysteries of All Nations\|James Grant What great pomp and crake then is this they make of antiquity? The Apology of the Church of England\|John Jewel Two sounds are and have been heard all night—the ceaseless call of the crake and the not less ceaseless song of the sedge-bird. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson With bills under his arm and crake in hand, he went from house-row to house-row calling the miners out. Recent Developments in European Thought\|Various In the level meadow from among the tall grasses and white-flowering wild parsley a landrail called 'crake, crake,' ceaselessly. Field and Hedgerow\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for crake crake / (kreɪk) / noun zoology any of several rails that occur in the Old World, such as the corncrake and the spotted crake Word Origin for crake C14: from Old Norse krāka crow or krākr raven, of imitative origin 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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