cracklings

Noun

crackling (countable and uncountable, plural cracklings)

1. (US, in plural, often) Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
   • For the first time in his life […]he tasted crackling.1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC
2. (singular) The crispy rind of roast pork.
   • To make chicken crackling, use 500 g (1 lb 1V2 oz) chicken skin. Wash and remove excess fats.2011 February 28, Arlene Diego, Step by Step Cooking Filipino: Delightful Ideas for Everyday Meals, Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, →ISBN, page 54
3. (countable) A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
   • ... 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,[…]2016 October 4, Eva Kosmas Flores, Adventures in Chicken: 150 Amazing Recipes from the Creator of AdventuresInCooking.com, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 26
4. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
   • the bangs and cracklings of fireworks
5. (obsolete, plural-normally) 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.

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