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2. The money or price paid for the use of
a crane.

Cran"ber*ry (krăn"b&ebreve;r*r&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Cranberries (-
r&ibreve;z). [So named from its fruit being ripe in the spring
when the cranes return. Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)
A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also,
the plant producing it (several species of Vaccinum or
Oxycoccus.) The high cranberry or cranberry
tree is a species of Viburnum (V. Opulus), and
the other is sometimes called low cranberry or marsh
cranberry to distinguish it.

Cranch (kr?nch), v. t. See
Craunch.

Crane (krān), n. [AS.
cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich,
krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L.
grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav.
zerav&ibreve;, Lith. gerve, Icel. trani,
Sw. trana, Dan. trane. √24. Cf.
Geranium.] 1. (Zoöl.) A
wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of
various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and
neck.

&fist; The common European crane is Grus cinerea.


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