\Cratch\ (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F.
cr[`e]che crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G. krippe
crib. See {Crib}.]
A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.]
      Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple
      cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.           --Spenser.
{Cratch cradle}, a representation of the figure of the
   cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle;
   -- called also {scratch cradle}.