"cronk" meaning in English

See cronk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cronk [comparative], most cronk [superlative]
Etymology: Probably from British dialect crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|crank||unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded}} crank (“unwell, ill, weak, weak-minded”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cronk (comparative more cronk, superlative most cronk)
  1. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) Unwell, sick. Tags: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cronk-en-adj-FoHk~0RQ Categories (other): Australian English
  2. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) Of a horse, broken down, not useful as a work horse due to illness or infirmity. Tags: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cronk-en-adj-KbaUG800 Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) Illegal; dishonest. Tags: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cronk-en-adj-PAL0Tfv1 Categories (other): Australian English
  4. (Australia, colloquial, obsolete) No good; bad. Tags: Australia, colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cronk-en-adj-tag7Y8yh Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: cronks [plural]
Etymology: Imitative. Compare quonk. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative, {{m|en|quonk}} quonk Head templates: {{en-noun}} cronk (plural cronks)
  1. The honking sound of a goose.
    Sense id: en-cronk-en-noun-owsglEE2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cronks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cronk (plural cronks)
  1. (Isle of Man) A hill or barrow.
    Sense id: en-cronk-en-noun-h3z~6Jxf Categories (other): Manx English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: cronks [present, singular, third-person], cronking [participle, present], cronked [participle, past], cronked [past]
Etymology: Imitative. Compare quonk. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative, {{m|en|quonk}} quonk Head templates: {{en-verb}} cronk (third-person singular simple present cronks, present participle cronking, simple past and past participle cronked)
  1. To honk like a goose.
    Sense id: en-cronk-en-verb-k5pRUiQB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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