Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A local Scotch measure of capacity for fresh herrings, equal to 34 United States (old wine) gallons. Also crane.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Scot. A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel.

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  • noun obsolete a measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified; also rarely a barrel made to hold such a measure
  • 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.

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  • noun a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring

Etymologies

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Gaelic.

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Examples

  • I then watched him try to create a vodka cran, which is one of the easier drinks on the planet to make.

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  • The language is borrowed from the "cran," or trivet on which small pots are placed in cookery, which is sometimes turned with its feet uppermost by an awkward assistant.

    On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature John Ruskin 1859

  • Anyway, did you know that a "cran" is a package of 1,200 errings?

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  • The sweet vanilla cran-cherry flavors come back on the mid-palate and contnue through a medium-long finish, where they are joined by dusty earthy and cocoa powder flavors.

    Tasting Notes 2009

  • The sweet vanilla cran-cherry flavors come back on the mid-palate and contnue through a medium-long finish, where they are joined by dusty earthy and cocoa powder flavors.

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  • I love that he is so thoughtful buying me the bagels I like and making sure there is always enough of my cran-apple juice in the fridge.

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  • I love that he is so thoughtful buying me the bagels I like and making sure there is always enough of my cran-apple juice in the fridge.

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  • The sweet vanilla cran-cherry flavors come back on the mid-palate and contnue through a medium-long finish, where they are joined by dusty earthy and cocoa powder flavors.

    Long Island Wine 2009

  • It's oj rather than cran (and if you don't have orange bitters, it'll still be fine).

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  • The sweet vanilla cran-cherry flavors come back on the mid-palate and contnue through a medium-long finish, where they are joined by dusty earthy and cocoa powder flavors.

    Lenn Thompson 2009

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  • (n): an Uillean piping ornament consisting of a series of varied grace notes above a low note, commonly the low (bottom) D.

    January 4, 2009

  • "1. A local Scotch measure of capacity for fresh herrings, equal to 34 United States (old wine) gallons. Also crane." --Cent. Dict.

    August 9, 2011