cratch

[krach]

noun Archaic.

a crib for fodder; manger.

Nearby words

Origin of cratch

1175–1225; Middle English cracche < dialectal Old French crache, variant of creche crèche

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Examples from the Web for cratch

(b) Nares suggests that the proper name is “Cratch Cradle,” and is derived from the archaic word cratch, meaning a manger.
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol I of II)|Alice Bertha Gomme
A huge Christmas pie, made in the shape of a cratch or cradle, was placed on the board.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)|John Roby
It's what a pig-killer fastens the pig down with—on the cratch.
The Borough Treasurer|Joseph Smith Fletcher
Some children call this game "cat's cradle," but it should be "cratch cradle."
Golden Moments|Anonymous

A further storage place for bacon is the cratch (otherwise the “rack”) in the roof-joists.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for cratch

cratch

noun

a rack for holding fodder for cattle, etc

Word Origin for cratch

C14: from Old French: crèche

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