v. t. [ See Craze. ] To break in pieces; to crack. [ Obs. ] “The pot was crased.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] (Surg.) The operation performed with an écraseur. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. écraser to crush. ] (Surg.) An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.