Definition of Cran

1. Noun. A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring.


Definition of Cran

1. n. A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel.

Definition of Cran

1. Noun. (obsolete) a measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified; also rarely a barrel made to hold such a measure ¹

2. Noun. (music) An embellishment played on the lowest note of a chanter of a bagpipe, consisting of a series of grace notes produced by rapid sequential lifting of the fingers of the lower hand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cran

1. a measure of capacity for landed herrings [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cran

crampfishes
crampier
crampiest
crampiness
cramping
crampit
crampits
crampon
cramponee
crampons
crampoon
crampoons
cramps
crampy
crams
cran (current term)
cran-
cranachan
cranachans
cranage
cranages
cranapple
cranberries
cranberry
cranberry bush
cranberry culture
cranberry heath
cranberry juice
cranberry morpheme
cranberry morphemes

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