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Crane
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; - with up.
(2):
(v. t.) To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully.
(3):
(v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap.
(4):
(n.) An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire.
(5):
(n.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.
(6):
(n.) A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
(7):
(n.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., - generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
(8):
(n.) A measure for fresh herrings, - as many as will fill a barrel.
(9):
(n.) A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; - so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
(10):
(n.) Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight.
(11):
(n.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias).
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Crane'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/crane.html. 1828.
