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crannock

crannock noun: an old Irish measure of corn equivalent to the quarter. The crannock of oats appears to contain two quarters, as sometimes occurs with its English equivalent.

Noun

crannock (plural crannocks)

  1. An old Irish measure of corn equivalent to the quarter. The crannock of oats appears to contain two quarters, as sometimes occurs with its English equivalent.
    • Cran'nock (s.) An ancient measure of corn.1795, John Ash, The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd edition, volume 1
    • In Ireland the crannock is used instead of the quarter. It is, however, plainly identical with it, being divided into the same number of bushels and pecks.1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 167

Forms of crannock

pluralcrannocks

Origin of crannock

Possibly Welsh.

Questions about crannock

What does crannock mean?
Crannock means an old Irish measure of corn equivalent to the quarter. The crannock of oats appears to contain two quarters, as sometimes occurs with its English equivalent.
What part of speech is crannock?
Crannock is a noun.
What is the plural of crannock?
The plural of crannock is crannocks.

Words near crannock in the dictionary

  1. Cranneys
  2. crannied
  3. crannies
  4. cranniversaries
  5. cranniversary
  6. crannock
  7. crannocks
  8. crannog
  9. crannoge
  10. crannoges
  11. crannogs

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