crandall

[kran-dl]

noun

a tool for dressing stone, having adjustable, pointed, steel rods held in a slot at the end of the handle.

Origin of crandall

probably after the proper name

Crandall

[kran-dl]

noun

Prudence,1803–90, U.S. educator and civil-rights activist.

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Examples from the Web for crandall

Contemporary Examples of crandall

“Sometimes elevating the heart rate will cause additional pounding in your head,” says Crandall.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many
DailyBurn
December 19, 2014
White and Crandall agree that low-intensity workouts are ideal.
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DailyBurn
December 19, 2014

Historical Examples of crandall

He spoke to Doctor Crandall about it immediately upon his return to the office.
Pretty Madcap Dorothy
Laura Jean Libbey
"No human bein' could have stood up agin that blow," Crandall said afterwards.
Prairie Folks
Hamlin Garland
And it appears by the case of Crandall v. the State, reported in 10 Conn.
Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments
Various
Crandall said he had received them just as he was leaving New York, on his way to this District.
The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection.
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He saw in Crandall's shop two or three of them, not more than three.
The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection.
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