See Also: cranny(1)(dictionary)
cranny(2)(dictionary)
cranny(dictionary)

cranny(1) (iou)



cranny noun1 & verb. ['krani] LME.
[Old French crane (see -Y5) pa. pple of verb (implied by craneure notch) from Old & mod. French cran, from popular Latin crena incision, notch.]
A. noun. A small narrow opening or hole; a chink, a crevice, a crack. LME.
every nook and cranny: see NOOK noun 3b.
b. verb intrans.
Open in crannies or chinks. LME-E17.
Penetrate into crannies. rare. E19.
crannied adjective (a) having crannies; (b) rare formed like a cranny: LME.