ppl. a. [f. CRACKLE v. + -ED1.] a. Marked with small cracks upon the surface. b. Of roast pork: Having the skin crisp and hard (see CRACKLING vbl. sb. 2).
1659. Gayton, Art of Longevity, 32. The wayes are throng’d blockt up with bellies big, (And bellies would be so) for crackled pig.
1890. Pall Mall Gaz., 28 Oct., 2/1. The appearance of crackled roast pork of his skin.
