cran

/kræn/
noun
  1. A unit of measurement for fresh herring, equal to about 37.5 gallons (170 liters).
    • The fisherman sold a cran of herring at the market.
    • They measured the catch in crans, each cran holding hundreds of fish.
    • The old dock had a sign listing the price per cran of herring.
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