Kraal (kräl or kral; 277), n. [D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See Corral.]
1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]
2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]

Kraken
Kra´ken, n. [Prob. from OSw. krake, or ODan. krage the trunk of a tree, the branches of which are not entirely cut off, to which it was likened by the Norwegian mariners.] A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.
"To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption." Goldsmith.
"Like a kraken huge and black." Longfellow.

Krakowiak
Kra•ko´wi•ak, n. (Mus.) A lively Polish dance. See Cracovienne.

Krameric
Kra•mer´ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, Krameria (rhatany); as krameric acid, usually called ratanhia-tannic acid.

Krang, n. [Cf. D. kreng a carcass.] The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed. [Written also crang and kreng.]

Kranging hook
Krang"ing hook (Whaling) A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away. [Written also cranging hook.]

Kreatic
Kre•at´ic, a. See Creatic.

Krems, n. A variety of white lead. See Krems lead, under Lead, n.

Kreutzer
Kreut´zer (kroit"ser), n. [G. kreuzer.] A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also a small Austrian copper coin. [Written also kreuzer.]

Kriegsspiel
Kriegs´spiel, n. [G., fr. krieg war + spiel play.] A game of war, played for practice, on maps. Farrow.

Kris, n. A Malay dagger. See Creese.

Kritarchy
Kri´tarch•y (kri"tärk•&tcr;), n. [Gr. krith•s judge + ’archh• beginning, government.] The rule of the judges over Israel.
"Samson, Jephthah, Gideon, and other heroes of the kritarchy." Southey.

Krokidolite
Kro•kid´o•lite (kro•kid"o•lit), n. (Min.) See Crocidolite.

Kruller
Krul´ler, n. See Cruller. { Krumm´horn•, Krum´horn• } (kroom"hôrn•), n. [G. krummhorn cornet; krumm crooked + horn horn.] (Mus.) (a) A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see Cornet, 1, a. ). (b) A reed stop in the organ; — sometimes called cremona.

Krupp process (Iron Metal.) (a) A process practiced by Friedrich Krupp, Essen, Germany, for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace. Called also the Bell-Krupp process. (b) A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, invented or practiced by Krupp, the details of which are secret. It is understood to involve the addition of chromium as well as nickel to the metal, and to include a treatment like that of the Harvey process with unknown variations or additions. The product is mentioned by some authors, as improved Harvey, or Harvey-Krupp armor plate.

Kruppize
Krupp´ize, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kruppized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Kruppizing.] (Metal.) To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process.