[f. the verb.] = CRAVING. (Not in general use.)
1830. Fraser’s Mag., I. 134. His crave and his vanity so far deluded him, that … he attempted to obtain distinction as an orator.
1862. Spectator, 6 Dec., 1363/1. A crave for deeper knowledge.
1884. A. Forbes, Chinese Gordon, v. 144. The crave to be doing something had so overmastered him.
