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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CREENKLE, v. Sc. form of Eng. crinkle. Found only as ppl.adj., used fig. = hard, high-pitched. [′kriŋkəl]Sc. 1829 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) II. 175:
The cretur . . . gied ane o' these bit creenklin cackles o' a Cockney lauch.