·adj Full of spirit; crank.
II. Cranky ·adj Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.
III. Cranky ·adj Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety.
ailing, sickly ; from the Dutch, CRANK, sick. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose