[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cratch \cratch\ kr?ch; 224, n. oe. cracche, crecche, f.
   cr`eche crib, manger, fr. ohg. krippa, krippea, g. krippe
   crib. see crib.
   a manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. obs.
   1913 webster

         begin from first where he encradled was,
         in simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay. --spenser.
   1913 webster

   cratch cradle, a representation of the figure of the
      cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle;
      -- called also scratch cradle.
      1913 webster
see also:
crib cratch cradle scratch cradle 

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