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krans

British  
/ krɑːns /

noun

  1. a sheer rock face; precipice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of krans

C18: from Afrikaans

Example Sentences

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As Administrator General of Persian Finances he poured krans into the Shah's treasury.

From Time Magazine Archive

He asked me for a purse, and to put some krans in it for his children, but not to give him any money.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

He said he was entitled to five krans a night for protecting the tents.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

"Two hundred krans," repeated Abdul Karim, in astonishment.

From The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales by Neill, John R. (John Rea)

For a room from two to four krans is expected.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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