CRICKET (insect)
NOUNS
1555 — GRYLLE a cricket → obs.
1616 — CRICK a cricket → obs.
1847 — GRIG a grasshopper; a cricket → Eng. dial.
1868 — CROAKER a cricket, a cicada
1967 — FALL BIRD a cricket; a cicada → Amer. dial.
VERBS
1601 — CRICK to make a sharp chirping sound; said of a cricket
1781 — CRINK to emit a sharp, thin sound, as a cricket