CRANK, krangk, CRANK-SIDED, krangk-s[=i]'ded, _adj._ (_naut._) liable to be
upset--_n._ CRANK'NESS, liability to be upset. [Ety. uncertain.]
CRANKLE, krangk'l, CRINKLE, kringk'l, _n._ a turn, winding, or wrinkle, an
angular protuberance.--_v.t._ to bend: to twist.
CRANNOG, kran'og, _n._ the name given in Scotland and Ireland to a
fortified island (partly natural and partly artificial) in a lake, once
used as a dwelling-place and place of refuge. [Gael. _crann_, a tree.]
CRANNY, kran'i, _n._ a rent: a chink: a secret place.--_v.i._ to enter
crannies.--_adj._ CRANN'IED, having crannies, rents, or fissures. [Fr.
_cran_, a notch.]