From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cranny \Cran"ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crannied} (-n?d); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Crannying}.]
1. To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [R.]
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The ground did cranny everywhere. --Golding.
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2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies.
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All tenantless, save to the crannying wind. --Byron.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cranny \Cran"ny\, a. [Perh. for cranky. See {Crank}, a. ]
Quick; giddy; thoughtless. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cranny \Cran"ny\ (kr[a^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Crannies} (-n[i^]z).
[F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word).]
1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in
a wall, or other substance.
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In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be
filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted
to the crannies. --Dryden.
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He peeped into every cranny. --Arbuthnot.
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2. (Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles,
etc.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cranny
n 1: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: {crevice},
{cranny}, {crack}, {fissure}, {chap}]
2: a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or
wall)
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