crake

n. பயிர் பச்சைகளில் குடியிருக்கும் பறவைவகை, (பே-வ.) காக்கை, அண்டங்காக்கை, பறவை வகையின் கரைவு, (வி.) பறவைவகை போல் கரை, காக்கைபோல் கத்து.

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

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