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CRANK LETTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crank letter mean? 

CRANK LETTER (noun)
  The noun CRANK LETTER has 1 sense:

1. a hostile (usually anonymous) letterplay

  Familiarity information: CRANK LETTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CRANK LETTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hostile (usually anonymous) letter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("crank letter" is a kind of...):

letter; missive (a written message addressed to a person or organization)


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