Definition of Crank letter

1. Noun. A hostile (usually anonymous) letter.

Generic synonyms: Letter, Missive

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Crank Letter

crankish
crankle
crankled
crankles
crankling
crankly
crankous
crankpin
crankpins
cranks
crankshaft
crankshafts
cranky
crank call
crank handle
crank letter (current term)
crank out
crank up
crannied
crannies
crannog
crannoge
crannoges
crannogs
cranny
crannying
cranreuch
cranreuchs
crans
crants

Literary usage of Crank letter

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1. Minutes and Testimony of the Joint Legislative Committee Appointed to by New York (State), Legislature (1916)
"Chairman Thompson.— Is he an intelligent citizen ? Mr. Fisher.— Yes, sir. Chairman Thompson.— And this would not be regarded as a crank letter? Mr. Fisher. ..."

2. Real Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis (1906)
"As a " crank " letter he turned it over to the Washington correspondents. You can imagine what they did with it. The day following the reporters in New York ..."

3. Somewhere in France by Richard Harding Davis (1915)
""Mr. District Attorney," he cried, "that's no crank letter. This Earle woman is wise. You got to take her as a serious proposition. ..."

4. Minutes and Testimony of the Joint Legislative Committee Appointed to by New York (State), Legislature (1916)
"Chairman Thompson.— Is he an intelligent citizen ? Mr. Fisher.— Yes, sir. Chairman Thompson.— And this would not be regarded as a crank letter? Mr. Fisher. ..."

5. Real Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis (1906)
"As a " crank " letter he turned it over to the Washington correspondents. You can imagine what they did with it. The day following the reporters in New York ..."

6. Somewhere in France by Richard Harding Davis (1915)
""Mr. District Attorney," he cried, "that's no crank letter. This Earle woman is wise. You got to take her as a serious proposition. ..."

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