CRABSHAW (Timothy), the servant of Sir Launcelot Greaves’s squire.—­Smollett, Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves (1760).

CRABTREE, in Smollett’s novel called The Adventures of Peregine Pickle (1751).

Crabtree, uncle of Sir Harry Bumber, in Sheridan’s comedy, The School for Scandal (1777).

Crabtree, a gardener at Fairport.—­Sir W. Scott, The Antiquary (time George III.).

CRAC (M. de), the French Baron Munchausen; hero of a French operetta.

CRACKENTHORP (Father), a publican.

Dolly Crackenthorp, daughter of the publican.—­Sir W. Scott, Redgauntlet (time, George III.).

CRACKIT (Flash Toby), one of the villains in the attempted burglary in which Bill Sikes and his associates were concerned.—­C.  Dickens, Oliver Twist (1837.)

CRA’DLEMONT, king of Wales, subdued by Arthur, fighting for Leod’ogran, king of Cam’eliarn (3 syl.).—­Tennyson, Coming of Arthur.

CRADOCK (Sir), the only knight who could carve the boar’s head which no cuckold could cut; or drink from a bowl which no cuckold could quaff without spilling the liquor.  His lady was the only one in King Arthur’s court who could wear the mantle of chastity brought thither by a boy during Christmas-tide.—­Percy, Reliques, etc., III. iii. 18.

CRAIGDAL’LIE (Adam), the senior baillie of Perth.—­Sir W. Scott, Fair Maid of Perth (time, Henry IV.).

CRAIG’ENGELT (Captain), an adventurer and companion of Bucklaw.  Sir W. Scott, Bride of Lammermoor (time, William III.).

CRAIK MAMSELL.  A murderer who allows suspicion to fall upon the innocent in Anna Katherine Green’s story, Hand and Ring (1883).

CRAMP (Corporal), under captain Thornton.—­Sir W. Scott, Bob Roy (time, George I.)

CRAN’BOURNE, (Sir Jasper), a friend of Sir Geoffrey Peveril—­Sir W. Scott, Peveril of the Peak (time, Charles II.).

CRANE (Dame Alison), mistress of the Crane inn, at Marlborough.

Gaffer Crane, the dame’s husband.—­Sir W. Scott, Kenilworth (time, Elizabeth).

Crane (Ichabod), a credulous Yankee schoolmaster.  He is described as “tall, exceedingly lank, and narrow-shouldered; his arms, legs, and neck unusually long; his hands dangle a mile out of his sleeves; his feet might serve for shovels; and his whole frame is very loosely hung together.”

The head of Ichabod Crane was small and flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked like a weather-cock perched upon his spindle neck to tell which way the wind blew.—­W.  Irving, Sketch-Book ("Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”)

CRANES (1 syl.).  Milton, referring to the wars of the pygmies and the cranes, calls the former