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Crack
·noun A boast; boasting. II. Crack ·noun Breach of chastity. III. Crack ·noun A crazy or crack-bra...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
crack
A whore. TO CRACK To boast or brag; also to break. I cracked his napper; I broke his head. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
crack
1) to crack or crake, to boast. Norf. 2) she's nought to crack on, i. e. not good for much. North. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
crack
"In a crack," immediately. ...

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Crack-brained
·adj Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; crazy. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Crack-loo
·add. ·- ·Alt. of <<Crackaloo>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to crack up
To crack, i. e. to brag or boast, is a verb common in old authors, from Chaucer downwards, and still...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
crack officer
One of the best class. ...

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crack-order
High regularity. ...

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crack-ship
One uncommonly smart in her evolutions and discipline, perhaps from the old English word for a fine ...

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crack on, to
to carry all sail. ...

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the crack, or all the crack. the fashionable theme, the go. the crack lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.
Crust, sea biscuit, or ammunition loaf; also the backside. Farting crackers; breeches. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose