CRAN

cran

(noun) a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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