Definition of "cratch" []

• To scratch. (verb)
• A grated crib or manger. (noun)
• The vertical planks at the forward end of the hold of a traditional English narrowboat which constrain the cargo and support the top plank or walkway. (noun)

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• "And this fits with the analogy of the "cratch" which does not disappear merely because the Blessed Mother put our Lord in it."
• "To the cratch we may well liken the husk or outward symbols of it."
• "For Christ in the Sacrament is not altogether unlike Christ in the cratch."