crank | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Crank
·noun Sick; infirm. II. Crank ·noun Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage. III. Crank ·noun ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
crank
merry. Kent. Also a boat or ship over-masted, apt to roll and in danger of oversetting ; a common se...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
crank
, or crank-sided. A vessel, by her construction or her stowage, inclined to lean over a great deal...

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Bell crank
·- A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the ape...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
counterfeit crank
A general cheat, assuming all sorts of characters; one conterfeiting the falling sickness. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
crank-sided
See crank ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
crank-hatches
Are raised coamings on a steamer's deck, to form coverings for the cranks of the engines below. ...

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crank-pin
In steam machinery, it goes through both arms of the crank at their extremities; to this pin the con...

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crank-shaft
In a steamer. (See intermediate shaft.) ...

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