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Wednesday Word: Crinkle Crankle
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calzephyrCrinkle crankle - noun.
These unusual, serpentine walls are found in Suffolk, England and, at one time, ancient Egypt. The wavy nature of the walls actually allows them to user fewer bricks than a normal brick wall and stronger as well.
Sometimes called a crinkum crankum, crinkle crankle is believed to originate in the 18th century, although Dutch engineers who originally built the walls in the 1600s called them slangenmuur, or "snake wall".
These unusual, serpentine walls are found in Suffolk, England and, at one time, ancient Egypt. The wavy nature of the walls actually allows them to user fewer bricks than a normal brick wall and stronger as well.
Sometimes called a crinkum crankum, crinkle crankle is believed to originate in the 18th century, although Dutch engineers who originally built the walls in the 1600s called them slangenmuur, or "snake wall".
By Karen Blaha - Flickr: Daffodils and serpentine wall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link
