kran
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kran
First recorded in 1880–85, kran is from the Persian word qirān
Example Sentences
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There appraisers sit with ancient scales, chaffer to the utmost kran,* seal their purchase with a solemn glass of tea.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Well, then, pay us ten kran apiece, and you shall pass the frontier all the same."
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
To avoid further unpleasantness I went to the governor, who for six kran gave me a passport.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
I, too, might go with them on paying fifty kran for the hire of a mule; food and drink I must provide for myself.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
Cran, kran, n. a measure of capacity in Scotland for herrings when just taken out of the net.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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