crink-crankadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪŋkˌkraŋk/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪŋkˌkræŋk/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: crink n.

Etymology: Probably a reduplication (with vowel variation) of crink n., although compare also crink v.¹, crank v.² Compare also crinkle-crankle n.

English regional (southern). Now rare.

Of a word: long and drawn from elevated or literary vocabulary; sesquipedalian.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > using words of many syllables > of words: having many syllables

sesquipedal1611

foot-and-half-foot1616

sesquipedalian1656

tripod1798

crink-crank1865

1865 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell xxiii, in Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 427/1 Them crink-crank words is beyond me. Moy head be awl wivvery wi' 'em.

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Crink-crank words are long words..not properly understood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crink-crank
释义	crink-crankadj. Brit. /ˈkrɪŋkˌkraŋk/, U.S. /ˈkrɪŋkˌkræŋk/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: crink n. Etymology: Probably a reduplication (with vowel variation) of crink n., although compare also crink v.¹, crank v.² Compare also crinkle-crankle n. English regional (southern). Now rare. Of a word: long and drawn from elevated or literary vocabulary; sesquipedalian. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > using words of many syllables > of words: having many syllables sesquipedal1611 foot-and-half-foot1616 sesquipedalian1656 tripod1798 crink-crank1865 1865 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell xxiii, in Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 427/1 Them crink-crank words is beyond me. Moy head be awl wivvery wi' 'em. 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words Crink-crank words are long words..not properly understood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1865
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