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cranch

[ krahnch ]

verb (used with or without object)



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cranch1

1740–50; perhaps blend of crash 1 and crunch

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Example Sentences

Among the unnamed fish, there is one exactly similar to a species found by my late friend Mr. Cranch, in the South Atlantic.

Mr. Cranch is at once painter and poet, and his story and illustrations are both characteristic of a man of genius.

The star artist who pleased us youngsters more than any other was Christopher P. Cranch.

Cranch was so excellent a judge that, Federalist though he was, Jefferson reappointed him February 21, 1806.

Cranch agitated the matter, and the new town, which was the old, was incorporated.

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