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Added 10 October 2026

cran

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about cran at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring.

Origin

Evidently from, or at least influenced by Goidelic; compare Scottish Gaelic crann (“lot, measure of herring, tree, etc.”).

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