Obs. Also 4 crice. [a. ON. kriki ‘crack, corner, recess,’ used also of parts of the body, as in handarkriki arm-pit, lærkriki, Du. laarkrig the groin. Cf. CREEK sb.1 4.]
1. The anal cleft, rima podicis.
c. 1300. Havelok, 2450. On a scabbed mere, His nese went [= turned] un-to the crice, So ledden he þat fule swike.
2. A variant of CREEK sb.1 in various senses.
