crake /ˈkɹeɪk/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills. •(no longer used) A crack; a boast. verb2 •To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.'How very disagreeable!' said Annie; 'perhaps the birds took it in turn to crake.' — 1872 •(no longer used) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.I hyred the to fyght agaynste Alexander, and not to crake and prate. — 1526 formscraked · craking · crakes
