Crake — Defs

01 v. t. & i. To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.

1.
To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.
2.
To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.[Obs.]
“Each man may crake of that which was his own.” — Mir. for Mag.

02 n. A boast. See Crack, n.

03 n. Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.

1.
Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.(Zool.) See: Corncrake