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cratch |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cratch \Cratch\ (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F. cr[`e]che crib, manger, fr OHG. krippa, krippea G. krippe crib. See {Crib}.] A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.] Begin from first where He encradled was In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay. --Spenser. {Cratch cradle}, a representation of the figure of the cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle; -- called also {scratch cradle}.
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