CRACKLING

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated. As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. Eccl. vii. 6.

2.
n.

The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork. For the first time in his life he tested crackling. Lamb.

3.
n.

Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.


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