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bn:00023523n
Noun Concept
Categories: Fishing industry, Obsolete units of measurement
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cran
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A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring WordNet 3.0
English:
unit
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A capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A cran, in use from at least as early as the 18th century, was a unit of measure of landed uncleaned herring used in the North Sea fishing industry. Wikipedia
A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has sometimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or 750 herring on average. Wiktionary
IS A
volume unit
unit of volume
MEASURED PHYSICAL QUANTITY
volume
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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cran
Wikipedia
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cran (unit)
Wikidata
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Cran
Wiktionary
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cran

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