The heavy kind were bent by means of arrangements of pulleys, the windlass, or a kind of lifting jack called the Cranequin or Cric.
"Authorised Guide to the Tower of London"
W. J. Loftie
Cric-crac was heard, and another of his iron bands broke and fell.
"The Grey Fairy Book"
Andrew Lang
I suddenly thought of saying "Cric!"
"Peter Ibbetson"
George Du Maurier