cranny

(kran′ē)

noun pl. crannies

a small, narrow opening; crack, as in a wall

Origin: ME crani < OFr cran, cren, a notch < OIt crena, a groove < VL, a notch: see crenate

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noun pl. cran·nies

A small opening, as in a wall or rock face; a crevice.

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Origin: Middle English crani

Origin: , perhaps alteration of Old French cren, cran, notch

Origin: , from *crener, to notch

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