crackling
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Is crackling a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispensExamples: "For the first time in his life […]he tasted crackling."UScountablein-pluraloftenuncountable
2. (cooking, in the singular in British) The crispy rind of roast pork.Examples: "To make chicken crackling, use 500 g (1 lb 1V2 oz) chicken skin. Wash and remove excess fats."countablesingularuncountable
3. (cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.Examples: "... but often forgotten are the equally delicious chicken cracklings. In this recipe, baguette slices spread with a delicious maple and sea salt butter are baked, then topped with crispy pan-fried chicken skin, sweet soft dates,[…]"countable
4. (obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.countableobsoleteplural-normallyuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary