Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cran"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cran \Cran\ (kr[a^]n), Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [Scot., fr.
Gael. crann.]
A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a
barrel. [Scot.] --H. Miller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cran
n : a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
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