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 146 Cram. A "white" lie. "That's a cram/' i.e., that's a likely story. Also, to crumple, as "Don't cram it." Crammer. A big lie. " What a crammer ! " Cran. "A cran of herrings," i.e., 800 herrings. Cravel. " A wood cravel in a chimney." ( ? ) Crawn. A dried sheep's skin. Davy, Zennor. Crease. The ridge tiles of a roof. Creem or Crim. A creeping, trembling, shuddering feeling, as from fear. Also a shiver, as from cold. Creem. To squeeze, crush, or press. Creeming. Shivering with cold, shaking with fear. " I'm creeming all over." Creener. A fretful complaining person. Creening. Complaining, fretting, as if "bad all over.'* "She's always creening," i.e., always talking about her ailments. Crellas. British hut circles. "An excavation in a bank, roofed over to serve for an outhouse." BoitralL Cresser. A small fish resembling a bream, but more red. H.A.C. Creeved. Underdone. M.A.c. In Celtic Cornish criv | means crude, raw. Pryce, Crib. A small meal, or lunch. " I've just had a crib." A crust of bread. Cribs. Fragments of food. Cribber. A pilferer; a small eater. "He's but a cribber."