"craik" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: craiks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} craik (plural craiks)
  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of crake Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: crake
    Sense id: en-craik-en-noun-EZ7Kh04d Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Scotland, Ireland) Misspelling of craic. Tags: Ireland, Scotland, alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: craic
    Sense id: en-craik-en-noun-g4ytjqqK Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for craik meaning in English (1.6kB)

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