cratch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cratch
1175–1225; Middle English cracche < dialectal Old French crache, variant of creche crèche
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"It's what a pig-killer fastens the pig down with—on the cratch."
From The Borough Treasurer by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
It comes from the Old French dialect form peche, as match comes from mèche, and cratch, a manger, from crèche, of German origin, and ultimately the same word as crib.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
A cratch is a cross-legged crib from which cattle are fed.
From Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks by Anonymous
A certain journal, it is said, has fifty thousand subscribers; assuming six readers to every subscriber, we have three hundred thousand sheep browsing and bleating at the same cratch.
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
A huge Christmas pie, made in the shape of a cratch or cradle, was placed on the board.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
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