CRANNY, noun [Latin , to split; to cut off; to divide; a piece.] 1. Properly, a rent; but commonly, any small narrow opening, fissure, crevice or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. In a firm building, the cavities ought to be filled with brick or stone, fitted to the crannies. 2. A hole; a secret retired place. He peeped into every cranny 3. In glass-making, an iron instrument for forming the necks of glasses.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI