Dictionary entry

Cranny

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cran″ny (krăn″ny̆), n.; pl.Crannies (–nĭz). [F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word).] 1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.

In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the crannies.

Dryden.

He peeped into every cranny.

Arbuthnot.

2. (Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.