Crake (krāk), v. t. & i. [See Crack.] 1. To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.
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2. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. [Obs.]
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Each man may crake of that which was his own. Mir. for Mag.
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Crake, n. [Cf. Icel. krāka crow, krākr raven, Sw. kråka, Dan. krage; perh. of imitative origin. Cf. Crow.] (Zoöl.) Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.
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