An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Cracker, Crakkar, s. A boaster.

Belg. kraecker, id.

Lyndsay.

Cracky, adj.
1. Talkative; often denoting the effect of one's being elevated by means of strong drink, S.
2. Affable, agreeable in conversation, S.

CRACK, s. In a crack, immediately, S.
Ramsay.

To CRACK, v. a.
1. To crack credit, to lose character and confidence in any respect, S.
Z. Boyd.
2. To crack tryst, to break an engagement.

CRACKERHEADS, s. pl. The roots of big tangles, or alga marina, eaten by young people, Ang.

CRACKLINGS, s. pl.
1. The refuse of tallow, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. Tallow, when first bruised by the candlemaker, in its impure state, S.

Su. G. krak, quisquiliae.

CRAFT, s. Croft, a piece of ground, adjoining to a house.