cratch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krach]
- /krætʃ/
- /krætʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krach]
- /krætʃ/

Definitions of cratch word

noun cratch a rack for holding fodder for cattle, etc 3
noun cratch a bin or rack for fodder 3
noun cratch a crib for fodder; manger. 1
noun cratch (obsolete) To scratch. 1
noun cratch (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A grated crib or manger. 0
noun cratch (nautical) The vertical planks at the forward end of the hold of a traditional English narrowboat which constrain the cargo and support the top plank or walkway. 0

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Origin of cratch

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English cracche < dialectal Old French crache, variant of creche crèche

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Parts of speech for Cratch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cratch

cratch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cratch usage trend in Literature

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