Definition of cran in English:

cran

noun kran

historical

A measure of fresh herrings, equivalent to 371/2 gallons.
〈史〉鲱斗（鲜鲱鱼计量单位，合37.5加仑）
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘One year in a plosher, the Venus, we landed 110 cran in five nights’ fishing.
- One outstanding day is remembered by some ever now, when a average of 80 cran of herring were landed by 40 boats.
- Each finished barrel held a cran of herring.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic crann, perhaps the same word as crann 'lot', denoting the share of fish given to each member of the crew.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan

单词	cran
释义	Definition of cran in English: cran noun kran historical A measure of fresh herrings, equivalent to 371/2 gallons. 〈史〉鲱斗（鲜鲱鱼计量单位，合37.5加仑） Example sentencesExamples ‘One year in a plosher, the Venus, we landed 110 cran in five nights’ fishing. One outstanding day is remembered by some ever now, when a average of 80 cran of herring were landed by 40 boats. Each finished barrel held a cran of herring. Origin Late 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic crann, perhaps the same word as crann 'lot', denoting the share of fish given to each member of the crew. Rhymes Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan
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