cran
/ (kræn) /
a unit of capacity used for measuring fresh herring, equal to 37.5 gallons
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How to use cran in a sentence
Please to take notice of this, Mr. cran-lee, because it makes him difficult to be persuaded.
Dariel | R. D. BlackmoreThe chief invention of the late Solutrean is the 'shouldered point' (pointe cran), a single notched and very slender dart.
Men of the Old Stone Age | Henry Fairfield OsbornSolutrean layer with shouldered points (pointes cran) and a few laurel-leaf points (pointes de laurier).
Men of the Old Stone Age | Henry Fairfield Osborn"Cranleigh, cran-lee; as if it were spelled with a double e coming after the letter l," said I to her.
Dariel | R. D. BlackmoreIf Mr. cran-lee will follow me, a step or two, I will show him a place where the dogs dare not to come.
Dariel | R. D. Blackmore
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