cran

/ (kræn) /


noun
  1. a unit of capacity used for measuring fresh herring, equal to 37.5 gallons

Origin of cran

1
C18: of uncertain origin

Words Nearby cran

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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. Blackmore
  • The 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 Osborn
  • Solutrean 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. Blackmore
  • If 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