crankness

== English == === Etymology === From crank +‎ -ness. === Noun === crankness (uncountable) (dated) (nautical) Liability to capsize (said of a ship or other vessel). Synonym: capsizability sprightliness; health; vigour === References === “crankness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.