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Traveling crane, Traveler
crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), 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. -- Water crane, a kind of
hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive
tenders, water carts, etc., with water.

Crane (krān), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Craned (krānd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Craning.]
1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by
a crane; -- with up. [R.]

What engines, what instruments are used in
craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest
heavens.

Bates.

An upstart craned up to the height he
has.

Massinger.

2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its
neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. G.
Eliot.

crane, v. i. to reach forward
with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter
cranes forward before taking a leap.
Beaconsfield.

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