cran

Meanings

Plural: cran, crans

Noun

a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
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).
A barrel made to hold such a measure.
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.
Alternative form of qiran.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 6

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Words With Friends Score: 8

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