Sc. [f. CRACK- 1.] One who ‘cracks’ or breaks tryst (see CRACK v. 12); one who fails to fulfil an engagement.
1817. Carlyle, Early Lett. (1886), I. 113. Thou shalt be punished as a crack tryst and a breaker of promise, without benefit of clergy.
Sc. [f. CRACK- 1.] One who ‘cracks’ or breaks tryst (see CRACK v. 12); one who fails to fulfil an engagement.
1817. Carlyle, Early Lett. (1886), I. 113. Thou shalt be punished as a crack tryst and a breaker of promise, without benefit of clergy.
