Crān or Crāne, n.
n. [Scot., from Gael. crann.] A quantity equal to the contents of a barrel; as, a cran of fish. [Scot.] H. Miller.
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Crāne, n. p. 308noun (Ornith.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. 2. [D. & L. Ger. kraan, H. Ger. krahn, Sw. kran, Dan. krane, Gr. γέρανος.] (a.) A machine for raising…Crāne, v. t. p. 308verbtransitive To cause to rise; to raise, as if by a crane; — with up. [Rare.] What instruments are used in craning up a soul sunk below the center to the highest heavens. Bates. An upstart craned up to the height…