Meaning

(cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens.

Definitions by Sense

1. (cooking, often in the plural, US) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
2. (cooking, in the singular in British) The crispy rind of roast pork.
3. (cooking, countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
4. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
5. (obsolete, usually in the plural) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
6. Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
7. Sounding with small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
8. present participle and gerund of crackle

Example Sentences

For the first time in his life […]he tasted crackling.

To make chicken crackling, use 500 g (1 lb 1V2 oz) chicken skin. Wash and remove excess fats.

... 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,[…]

the bangs and cracklings of fireworks

—With wreathing spire Up went the crackling flame,—and that old man Forgetful of his anguish, boldly cried —"Courage, my brother!—we this day will light Such fire in christendom, as ne'er shall die."

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