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CRAN
cran
(noun) a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Gaelic.
Noun
cran (plural crans or cran)
(obsolete) A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has sometimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or 750 herring on average.
(obsolete, rare, by extension) A barrel made to hold such a measure.
Etymology 2
Noun
cran (plural crans)
(music) An embellishment played on the lowest note of a chanter of a bagpipe, consisting of a series of grace notes produced by rapid sequential lifting of the fingers of the lower hand.
Anagrams
• Carn, NRCA, cRNA, carn, crna, narc
Etymology
Proper noun
Cran
(after a qualification) Cranfield University, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
Anagrams
• Carn, NRCA, cRNA, carn, crna, narc
Source: Wiktionary
Cran (krn), Crane (krn), n. Etym: [Scot., fr. Gael. crann.]
Definition: A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. [Scot.] H. Miller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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