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Webster 1913 Edition
Crackling
Crac′kling
(kr?k′kl?ng)
, Noun.
1.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
As the
crackling
of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. Eccl. vii. 6.
2.
The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork.
For the first time in his life he tested
crackling
. Lamb.
3.
pl.
Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
Webster 1828 Edition
Crackling
CRACKLING
,ppr.
CRACKLING
,Noun.
The crackling of thorns under a pot. Ecclesiastes 7.
Definition 2024
crackling
crackling
English
Noun
crackling (countable and uncountable, plural cracklings)
- (cooking, in the singular in Britain, in the plural in US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.
- Lamb
- For the first time in his life he tasted crackling.
- Lamb
- The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
- the bangs and cracklings of fireworks
- (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
Translations
fat that has hardened and is crisp after cooking
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Verb
crackling
- present participle of crackle