01 n. One who, or that which, cracks.
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One who, or that which, cracks.
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A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow.[Obs.]“What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?” — Shak.
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A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; -- usually called firecracker. Also: firecracker
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A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker.
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A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States.
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The pintail duck.(Zool.)
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A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc.(Mach.)