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Meaning of cran

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cran

noun

Definitions

  1. A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has sometimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or 750 herring on average.

  2. (by extension) A barrel made to hold such a measure.

cran

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.