ppl. a. [f. CRANK sb. and v.]

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  † 1.  ? Twisted, crooked, tortuous. (In quot. fig.)

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1550.  Bale, Image Both Ch., C j b. The most cranked vylynesse of oure synnes.

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  † 2.  Crinkled, wrinkled. Obs. (Cf. CRANK v.1 2.)

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a. 1700.  B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, Cranked shells or Stones, wrinkled or wreathed.

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  3.  Formed into or furnished with a crank. Cranked tool (in Wood-turning): see quot. 1881.

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1862.  Smiles, Engineers, III. 102. The mechanical skill of the country was not equal to the task of forging cranked axles.

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c. 1865.  J. Wylde, in Circ. Sc., I. 252/2. The … action resembles that of a double-cranked … steam-engine.

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1881.  Mechanic, § 569. Cranked or internal tools … are used for turning recesses in a piece of wood.

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1885.  Bazaar, 30 March, 1273/1. Humber bicycle … cranked handles.

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