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crankle
▪ I. crankle, v. (ˈkræŋk(ə)l) Also 7 cranckle. [Frequentative of crank v.1; in use from c 1600, but app. never very common. Cf. crinkle.] 1. intr. To bend in and out, to wind, twist; ‘to run in flexures and windings’ (J.); to run zig-zag.1598 Florio, Serpicolato, turning, winding, crankling in and o... Oxford English Dictionary
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Crinkle crankle wall
The phrase "crinkle crankle" is an ablaut reduplication, defined as something with bends and turns, first attested in 1598 (though "crinkle" and "crankle In Lymington, Hampshire, there are at least two examples of crinkle crankle walls. wikipedia.org
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crinkle-crankle
ˈcrinkle-ˈcrankle, n., a. and adv. Chiefly dial. [Frequentative reduplication of crankle: cf. cringle-crangle.] A. n. A winding in and out, a zigzag, sinuosity.1598 Florio, Sinuoso..that is full of creekes, bosomes, or crinkle-crankles. 1620 Thomas Lat. Dict., Sinuosus..that hath many turnings..full... Oxford English Dictionary
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Geldeston
Geldeston is home to a crinkle crankle wall (located close to the village green), which are found most commonly in Suffolk. wikipedia.org
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crankling
▪ I. crankling, vbl. n. (ˈkræŋklɪŋ) [f. crankle v. + -ing1.] A twisting or winding in and out.1598 Florio, Catapecchie..cranklings, turnings in and out. 1611 Cotgr., Les replis d'une Riuiere, the manifold cranklings and wriglings made in and out by a Riuer in its course. 1835 Beckford Recoll. 137 Sa... Oxford English Dictionary
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crangle
† ˈcrangle, v. Obs. intr. To twist, writhe, wriggle; = crankle. Hence ˈcrangling vbl. n. and ppl. a. (In quot. 1642 fig.)1586 Hudson tr. Du Bartas' Judith 18 (Jam.) A serpent..Which crangling crept. Ibid. 75 (Jam.) The Danow which begins to flow, With snakish crangling slow. 1642 Rogers Naaman 212 C... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cockayne Hatley
Crinkle crankle wall Forming a boundary of the Hall with Home Farm is a grade II listed, late 18th century crinkle crankle wall; the only known example wikipedia.org
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crinkum-crankum
ˈcrinkum-ˈcrankum, n. (a.) Also crincum-crancum. A word applied playfully to anything full of twists and turns, or intricately or fancifully elaborated. Cf. gim-crack, knick-knack. In first quot. app. a meaningless euphemism (cf. prec.). In quot. 1761 = crinkle-crankle.[16.. Old Rime in Blount Law D... Oxford English Dictionary
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Caversham Court
Peter's Churchyard and Church of St Peter (a crinkle crankle wall) (18th century). The allotments in the northwest corner preserve the boundaries of the kitchen gardens with its 'crinkle–crankle' wall and a tall yew hedge forming the wikipedia.org
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cringle-crangle
† cringle-crangle, a., adv. and n. Obs. exc. dial. [Frequentative reduplication of crangle; cf. crinkle-crankle.] A. adj. Winding in and out, twisted, having twists and turns. Also advb.1606 Chapman Gentl. Usher Plays 1873 I. 261 The busky groues..With cringle-crangle hornes do ring alowd. 1781 J. H... Oxford English Dictionary
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Bramfield, Suffolk
The boundary wall of the estate is a crinkle crankle wall built in a wavy line for extra stability. The hall itself is a Grade II* listed building. wikipedia.org
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crinkle
▪ I. crinkle, n. (ˈkrɪŋk(ə)l) [prob. f. crinkle v., but the n. may be the earlier: cf. Du. and LG. krinkel curve, flexure, crookedness, curvature, dim. of kring, krink circle, etc.] 1. A twist, winding, or sinuosity; a wrinkle or corrugation, as in a rumpled or rippling surface.1596 Nashe Saffron Wa... Oxford English Dictionary
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Marin Art and Garden Center
The property's border is marked by crinkle-crankle brick walls. Pixie Park Playground, designed by Robert Royston, is located at the Center. wikipedia.org
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Ruskin College
All other buildings on the site have been refurbished, the grounds have been improved and the walled garden, with its listed 'crinkle crankle wall' has wikipedia.org
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pock-mark
pock-mark, n. (ˈpɒkmɑːk) Also pock mark, pockmark. [f. pock n. + mark n.1] A scar, mark, or ‘pit’ left by a pustule, esp. of smallpox. Also fig.1673 Wedderburn's Vocab. 20 (Jam.) Foveae variolarum, pock-marks. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles ii. 15 His flat broad face was..thinly sprinkled with deep pock-... Oxford English Dictionary
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