by cracky

by cracky
Informal (older use).
(an exclamation used to express surprise or to emphasize a comment): A fine day, by cracky!

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  • cracky — crack·y || krækɪ adj. cracked …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cracky wagon — noun Etymology: probably from crack (II) (noise) + y : a light wagon without springs drawn by one horse …   Useful english dictionary

  • cracky — adj. covered with cracks. Derivatives: crackiness n …   Useful english dictionary

  • by cracky — A term used by rural folks in years past to emphasize a matter of importance or urgency. An example: By cracky, you need to get out there in the field with that mule and plow and finish the sod busting before dark …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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