cran

/ kræn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cran¹

C18: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Barack Obama used to embarrass his daughters with “dad jokes” and puns for the ages such as “Yes, we cran”.

From The Guardian

Mr Obama became known for his "dad jokes" at the pardonings, in 2016 invoking questionable turkey puns like "Yes we cran!"

From BBC

For his part, Obama conjured one more deathless phrase: “Yes, we cran.”

From The Guardian

The steamer was coming in pretty fast, and the pier being encumbered with nets and with crans of newly caught fish, they reached the mooring-place just as the hawser was being thrown ashore.

From Project Gutenberg

My dear old friend, Dr. John Brown, sends me, from Jamieson's Dictionary, the following satisfactory end to one of my difficulties:—'Coup the crans.'

From Project Gutenberg