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Definition of Crank letter
1. Noun. A hostile (usually anonymous) letter.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crank Letter
Literary usage of Crank letter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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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