KRAAL, noun In the southern part of Africa, among the Hottentots, a village; a collection of huts.
KRAG, noun A species of argillaceous earth.
KRA'KEN, noun A supposed enormous sea animal.
CROUT, KROUT noun [G., an herb.] Sour crout is made by laying minced or chopped cabbage in layers in a barrel, with a handful of salt and caraway seeds between the layers; then ramming down the whole, covering it, pressing it with a heavy weight, and suffering it to stand, till it has gone through fermentation. It is an efficacious preservative against scurvy in long voyages.
KRU'KA, noun A bird of russia and Sweden, resembling a hedge sparrow.