2. The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork. For the first time in his life he tested crackling. Lamb.
3. pl.
Defn: Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
CRACK-LOO; CRACKALOO
Crack"-loo`, n. Also Crack"a*loo` .
Defn: A kind of gambling game consisting in pitching coins to or towards the ceiling of a room so that they shall fall as near as possible to a certain crack in the floor. [Gamblers' Cant, U. S.]
CRACKNEL Crack"nel (krk"nl), n. Etym: [F. craquelin, fr. D. krakeling, fr. krakken to crack. See Crack, v. t.]
Defn: A hard brittle cake or biscuit. Spenser.
CRACKSMAN
Cracks"man (krks"man), n., pl. Cracksmen (-men).
Defn: A burglar. [Slang]
CRACOVIAN
Cra*co"vi*an (kr-k"v-an), a.