cronk

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English

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Etymology 1

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Imitative. Compare quonk.

Verb

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cronk (third-person singular simple present cronks, present participle cronking, simple past and past participle cronked)

  1. To honk like a goose.

Noun

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cronk (plural cronks)

  1. The honking sound of a goose.

Etymology 2

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Probably from British dialect crank (unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded).

Adjective

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cronk (comparative more cronk, superlative most cronk)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) Unwell, sick.
  2. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) Of a horse, broken down, not useful as a work horse due to illness or infirmity.
  3. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) Illegal; dishonest.
  4. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) No good; bad.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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cronk (plural cronks)

  1. (Isle of Man) A hill or barrow.

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos (hill).

Noun

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cronk m (genitive singular cruink or crink, plural cruink or crink)

  1. hill
    T'ad cur beeal-ghraih da'n Ghaelg er Cronk Keeill Eoin.They pay lip service to Manx on Tynwald hill.
    Ta'n thie er cronk.The house stands upon a hill.
  2. mount
    Cronk CalvareeMount Calvary
  3. tor

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cronk chronk gronk
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English cranc, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cronk

  1. (rare) crank (handle for moving a crankshaft).

Descendants

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  • English: crank
  • Scots: crank

References

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