Add to ORKGcrank[PT] JW _Folk Language._ _cranky_ - to describe a characteristic of a boat. If a boat when put afloat did not sit upright in the water, but tilted noticeably to one side, she was said to be "cranky". This fate would be the sign of a poor boat builder.YesDICT CEN.Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 07 Jul 201
stiff= stable; having stability; not easily capsized. A boat that is not 'cranky' (or 'tipsy' or 'q...
crankHigh and narrow (of a ship).Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 07 Jul 201
cranksprang to her feet, and rushing to the same side where Tom and Polly were trying to get the o...
crankA person is cranky if he has a disagreeable disposition A boat is cranky if it rocks easily fr...
crankIt was well for us that the night was not stormy, for our boat--it is hard for me to speak s...
crankEither a boat or a child may be cranky.Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu...
crankSome small boats, because of the shape could be easily overturned. Such boats were called "Cra...
crankAdj. Having a tendency to tip - as a boat. 'That boat can't carry much sail: she's too cranky...
crank_OED_ crank a2 (of a vessel) 1696-1873 [main treatment under _crank_] cranky a (of a vessel) 1...
crankIn a moment I found I had upset the canoe and she was filling with water. She was a very narro...
stiffStiff, cranky-- Terms applied respectively to seaworthy or unseaworthy boats. �PRINTED ITEM...
crankIn place-name / Cranky point / 'Upper Cranky point' 'point of land diff. to navigate, treach...
crankA vessel over-masted. Also _cranky_.PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story July 1956Not usedNot usedWithdrawnC...
crank[PT] CONTEXT: DON'T BE SO CRANKY. MEANING: CONTRARY : CROSS : HARD TO GET ALONG WITH.YesJ. ...
cranky[PT] Ill-temperedYesJWNot UsedUsed INot UsedChecked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 201
stiff= stable; having stability; not easily capsized. A boat that is not 'cranky' (or 'tipsy' or 'q...
crankHigh and narrow (of a ship).Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 07 Jul 201
cranksprang to her feet, and rushing to the same side where Tom and Polly were trying to get the o...
crankA person is cranky if he has a disagreeable disposition A boat is cranky if it rocks easily fr...
crankIt was well for us that the night was not stormy, for our boat--it is hard for me to speak s...
crankEither a boat or a child may be cranky.Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu...
crankSome small boats, because of the shape could be easily overturned. Such boats were called "Cra...
crankAdj. Having a tendency to tip - as a boat. 'That boat can't carry much sail: she's too cranky...
crank_OED_ crank a2 (of a vessel) 1696-1873 [main treatment under _crank_] cranky a (of a vessel) 1...
crankIn a moment I found I had upset the canoe and she was filling with water. She was a very narro...
stiffStiff, cranky-- Terms applied respectively to seaworthy or unseaworthy boats. �PRINTED ITEM...
crankIn place-name / Cranky point / 'Upper Cranky point' 'point of land diff. to navigate, treach...
crankA vessel over-masted. Also _cranky_.PRINTED ITEM G.M.Story July 1956Not usedNot usedWithdrawnC...
crank[PT] CONTEXT: DON'T BE SO CRANKY. MEANING: CONTRARY : CROSS : HARD TO GET ALONG WITH.YesJ. ...
cranky[PT] Ill-temperedYesJWNot UsedUsed INot UsedChecked by Jordyn Hughes Thu 23 Jun 201
stiff= stable; having stability; not easily capsized. A boat that is not 'cranky' (or 'tipsy' or 'q...
crankHigh and narrow (of a ship).Not usedNot usedWithdrawnChecked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 07 Jul 201
cranksprang to her feet, and rushing to the same side where Tom and Polly were trying to get the o...