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cran
/ kræn /
noun
- a unit of capacity used for measuring fresh herring, equal to 37.5 gallons
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cran1
C18: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
Please to take notice of this, Mr. Cran-lee, because it makes him difficult to be persuaded.
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The chief invention of the late Solutrean is the 'shouldered point' (pointe cran), a single notched and very slender dart.
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Solutrean layer with shouldered points (pointes cran) and a few laurel-leaf points (pointes de laurier).
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"Cranleigh, Cran-lee; as if it were spelled with a double e coming after the letter l," said I to her.
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If Mr. Cran-lee will follow me, a step or two, I will show him a place where the dogs dare not to come.
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