cranage

/ (ˈkreɪnɪdʒ) /

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noun

the use of a crane

a fee charged for such use

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Words nearby cranage

crampon, cramp someone's style, cram school, cran, Cranach, cranage, cranberry, cranberry bog, cranberry bush, cranberry glass, cranberry gourd

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How to use cranage in a sentence

Here Dinah turned to Bessy Cranage, whose bonny youth and evident vanity had touched her with pity.
Adam Bede|George Eliot
There's that Bessy Cranage—she'll be flaunting i' new finery three weeks after you're gone, I'll be bound.
Adam Bede|George Eliot
This church has been quaintly described by Mr. Cranage as, 'a "Decorated" building which is not decorated.'
Nooks and Corners of Shropshire|H. Thornhill Timmins