noncranking

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adjective

That does not crank.

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Meanings

adjectivenoncranking (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat does not crank.

    In both cases, when you reel up, keep uniform tension on the line with the thumb and forefinger of your noncranking hand. (You also can hold the line with a towel, between the reel and the first guide, which will prevent friction burns on your hand.)

    2011, Peter Kaminsky, Greg Schwipps, Fishing for Dummies, page 125

Origin

From non- + cranking.

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APA

noncranking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncranking

MLA

“noncranking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncranking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncranking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncranking.

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