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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1884-1908
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CRACKIT, adj. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. cracked, lit. broken, damaged, fig. crazy, mad. [′krɑkɪ̢t. See P.L.D. §63]ne.Sc. 1884 D. Grant Lays (1908) 114:
Shak'n, showdit, thrashed, an' thumpit, Till he thocht his vera banes Crackit, crummelt into powder.Hdg. 1908 J. Lumsden Th' Loudons 189:
A Zealot, that, gin he's no chackit, Is eneuch to drive Auld Clootie crackit!
