6. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pintail duck.
7. pl. (Mach.)
Defn: A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. Knight.
CRACKER STATE
Cracker State.
Defn: Georgia; — a nickname. See Cracker, n. 5.
CRACKLE
Crac"kle (krk"k'l), v. i. Etym: [Dim. of crack.]
Defn: To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises,
rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns
crackle.
The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. Dryden.
CRACKLE
Crac"kle, n.
1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. The crackle of fireworks. Carlyle.