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cronk

(krɒŋk)
adj
Austral unfit; unsound
[C19: compare crank2]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Verb1.cronk - utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
2.cronk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
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Roosters will be aiming to equal Wigan and Melbourne's record haul of four World Club titles, and 35-year-old Cronk said: "My injury, it is what it is.
"Standing Up Against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII" by journalist Mary Cronk Farrell tells the stories of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in World War II.
All existing board members -- AIMS Board Chair Michael Cronk (Grass Valley), Deputy Board Chair Steve Reynolds (Imagine Communications), Chief Financial Officer Andreas Hilmer (Lawo), and Board Member Andy Warman (Harmonic) -- were re-elected to their positions and are joined by newly elected Board Member Larissa GE[micro]rner (Net Insight).
The water system is "the most recent infrastructure to struggle to keep up with" the impact of unprecedented rains, City Manager Spencer Cronk said at a Monday press conference.
Cronk said he was told this has never happened before in the utility's history.
Worse, extras in group scenes stare at the camera uncomfortably, as if director Harold Cronk ("God's Not Dead") failed to give them any guidance.
Martin Cronk barricaded himself inside the property after putting a series of posts on Facebook to say he intended to commit suicide.
In skipper Smith and halfback Cooper Cronk, they've got a controlling pair who just always seem to know how to do the right thing.
Cronk calls time on rep career after win AUSTRALIA scrum-half Cooper Cronk announced his retirement from representative rugby league moments after guiding the Kangaroos to their 6-0 win over England in the World Cup final.
"Racism exists because white folks avoid these conversations," said Heather Cronk, a co-director for SURJ, to Splinter News.
Nursery director Lisa Cronk said: "We are delighted to win NDNA Nursery of the Year for the third time.