cronk

[ krongk, krawngk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Australian Slang.

cronk

/ krɒŋk /

Origin of cronk¹

1875–80; < Yiddish or German krank, Middle High German kranc weak

Origin of cronk¹

C19: compare crank ²

We were lying adrift of Cronk ny Irrey Lhaa, looking up for daylight by the fisherman's clock.

Those chaps is gone cronk and done their villainy for nothing.

At this moment she was wondering what she and her brother would do if Granny Cronk died.

Granny Cronk was there no longer, and everything would go his way!

I should like to know about your life, Mr. Cronk, how long your children have been away from you, and all about it.

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