crans
crans is the plural of cran.
Meaning of cran
Noun (1)
cran (plural crans or cran)
- A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has oftentimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or ~750 herrings on average (up to 1200 or even ~2500).
- Very flattering indeed has been the success of the fishermen; and many boats have come in loaded, averaging thirty or forty crans each (every cran estimated at 1,000 herrings), and disposed of their cargoes at nine shillings per cran; but the price has been since raised to fifteen shillings.1800 Dec, Sir Richard Phillips, The Monthly magazine, volume 10, number 66, page 486
- A barrel made to hold such a measure.
Noun (2)
cran (plural crans)
- An embellishment played on a chanter of a bagpipe or a tin whistle, consisting of a series of grace notes produced by rapid sequential lifting of the fingers.
Proper noun capitalized: Crans
Crans
- A commune in Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- A municipality in Nyon district, Vaud canton, Switzerland, renamed from Crans-près-Céligny in 2021.
- A surname.
Phrases with crans
Questions about crans
- What does crans mean?
- Crans means a commune in Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- What is crans the plural of?
- Crans is the plural of cran.
- What part of speech is crans?
- Crans is a proper noun.
Words near crans in the dictionary
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