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Definition of crandall

crandall

/ˈkræn.dəl/
Cran · dall
Plural:crandalls
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Past Simple:crandalled
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Past Participle:crandalled
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Present Participle:crandalling
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crandall Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A stonemason's hammer consisting of a malleable iron bar with a slot at one end for holding a series of double-headed steel points, used for dressing and texturing ashlar stone.

Example

"The master mason used a crandall to give the sandstone blocks a uniform, stippled texture before setting them into the facade."

2

American A city in Kaufman County, Texas, located southeast of Dallas within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

• verb

1

To dress, shape, or texture stone using a crandall hammer.

Example

"The restoration crew carefully crandalled the replacement limestone to match the weathered finish of the nineteenth-century masonry."

• Rhymes for crandall

• Nearby Words

crampon
crampy
cranberry
crandall
crane
cranefly
cranesbill

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Crandall. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/crandall
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