CRANK
Crank, v. i. Etym: [See Crank, n. ]
Defn: To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and
turn.
See how this river comes me cranking in. Shak.
CRANKBIRD
Crank"bird` (-brd`), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
CRANKED
Cranked (krnkt), a.
Defn: Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle.
CRANKINESS
Crank"i*ness (krnk"-ns), n.
Defn: Crankness. Lowell.
CRANKLE
Cran"kle (krn"k'l), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Crinkle.]
Defn: To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope, Crankling her banks. J. Philips.