Part 2542

<hw>Cranch</hw> <tt>(kr?nch)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Craunch</er>.</def>

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<hw>Crane</hw> <tt>(kr?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cran</ets>; akin to D. & LG. <ets>craan</ets>, G. <ets>kranich</ets>, <ets>krahn</ets> (this in sense 2), Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/, L. <ets>grus</ets>, W. & Armor. <ets>garan</ets>, OSlav. <ets>zerav<?/</ets>, Lith. <ets>gerve</ets>, Icel. <ets>trani</ets>, Sw. <ets>trana</ets>, Dan. <ets>trane</ets>. <?/24. Cf. <er>Geranium</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wading bird of the genus <spn>Grus</spn>, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.</def>

<note>&hand; The common European crane is <spn>Grus cinerea</spn>. The sand-hill crane (<spn>G. Mexicana</spn>) and the whooping crane (<spn>G. Americana</spn>) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is <spn>Balearica pavonina</spn>. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See <i>Illust</i>. Of <er>Derrick</er>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See <er>Crotch</er>, 2.</def>

<cs><col>Crane fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus <spn>Tipula</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Derrick crane</col>. <cd>See <er>Derrick</er>.</cd> -- <col>Gigantic crane</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Adjutant</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 3.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Traveling crane</col>, <col>Traveler crane</col>, <col>Traversing crane</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foundry.</cd> -- <col>Water crane</col>, <cd>a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Crane</hw> <tt>(kr?n)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Craned</er> <tt>(kr?nd)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Craning</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with <i>up</i>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>What engines, what instruments are used in <b>craning</b> up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest heavens. <i>Bates.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>An upstart <b>craned</b> up to the height he has. <i>Massinger.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; <as>as, to <ex>crane</ex> the neck disdainfully</as>.</def>

<i>G. Eliot.</i>

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<hw>crane</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; <as>as, a hunter <ex>cranes</ex> forward before taking a leap</as>.</def>

<i>Beaconsfield. Thackeray.</i>

<blockquote>The passengers eagerly <b>craning</b> forward over the bulwarks. <i>Howells.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Crane's-bill</h1> <Xpage=339>

<hw>Crane's"-bill`</hw> <tt>(kr?nz"b?l`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane.</def>

<i>Dr. Prior.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A pair of long-beaked forceps.</def>

<h1>Crang</h1> <Xpage=339>

<hw>Crang</hw> <tt>(kr?ng)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Krang</er>.</def>

<h1>Crania</h1> <Xpage=339>

<hw>Cra"ni*a</hw> <tt>(kr?"n?-?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of living Brachiopoda; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull.</def>

<h1>Cranial</h1> <Xpage=339>