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crackling

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Noun
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crack=ling
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2 in 2 verses (in OT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

cracklingn. 
  •  The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.  [1913 Webster]
    "As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool."  [1913 Webster]
  •  The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork.  [1913 Webster]
    "For the first time in his life he tested crackling."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

crackling, n.
1 the crisp skin of roast pork.
2 joc. or offens. attractive women regarded collectively as objects of sexual desire.

Idiom
bit of crackling colloq. an attractive woman.

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