See crake on Wiktionary
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/96/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-crake.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-crake.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪk"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Crake"
}
],
"word": "crake"
}
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