crake noun¹. [kreɪk] Also (Scot.) craik. ME.
[Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imit. origin: cf. CROAK.]
1. A crow, a raven. north. ME.

2. A bird of the family Rallidae, esp. any of the shorter-billed kinds such as the corncrake and the members of the genus Porzana (cf. RAIL noun³). LME.
CORNCRAKE. SORA crake. spotted crake Porzana porzana, a brown skulking marsh bird with a high, sharp call.

3. The harsh cry of the corncrake. M19.

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crake verb¹ intrans. [kreɪk] LME.
[Prob. imit.]
1. Utter a harsh grating cry. LME.

2. Of a door etc.: grate harshly, creak. Now Scot. & dial. M17.

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