noun cran a unit of capacity used for measuring fresh herring, equal to 37.5 gallons 3
noun cran (obsolete) a measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified; also rarely a barrel made to hold such a measure. 1
noun cran (music) 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. 0
