Associations to the word «Crake»

Wiktionary

CRAKE, noun. Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
CRAKE, verb. To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.
CRAKE, noun. (obsolete) A crack; a boast.
CRAKE, verb. (obsolete) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.
CRAKE, noun. Alternative letter-case form of crake

Dictionary definition

CRAKE, noun. Any of several short-billed Old World rails.

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