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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375, 1457-1639
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Cran, Crane, n.2 Also: crann, crawn; crain(e, cren. [e.m.E. crane (1502), Du. kraan, perhaps the same as Cran n.1]
1. A crane for raising and lowering heavy weights.(a) 1375 Barb. xvii. 620 (E).
Thai fagaldis brynnand … With thair cran [C. cren] thoucht thai till awaill 1457 Exchequer Rolls VI. 309.
Pro custuma, tholoneo, feodo de le scoute de la cran dictarum quinque piparum salispetri et sulfuris 1506–7 Reg. Soltre 160.
For xxc xv aslar stanis … for ane cran and the stok 1513 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 518.
Ane cran drawin with viij oxin and ane hors 1513 Ib. 527.
ij cartis with gwnstanis, … the cran with the traitis for the gwn 1538–9 Master of Works Accounts VI. 25.
Bowtis, foirloks, verollis, towponis, spair bandis … to the crawn 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 155.
For foure punds of steill to lay the cleiks of the crepars of the cran 1575 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 37.
The cran vpoun the kirk riging to be … bestowit vpoun the wark of the ministerris lugeing 1585 Ib. 416.
Iames Ros, thesaurer, to tak down the cran at the schoir of Leyth 1602 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 24.
Jonett Scherar … to be … put in the kirk wolt, and thairefter to be doukit at the cran 1630 Aberd. Chart. 367.
The cran situat vpon the schoir … callit the keyheid(b) 1375 Barb. xvii. 245 (E).
He gert engynys and cranys [C. trammys] ma 1375 Ib. 608.
A crane [C. cren] thai haff gert dres wp hey, Rynnand on quheillis 1511 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 303.
Deliverit … in the Campfeir … irne pellokis … Item, for having of thame to the Feir and to the crane 1515 Ib. V. 17.
For the … making of crane and wyndais for fourtene pecis of artalȝery 1612 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 366.
Campheir … to haif and intertein ane sufficient crain for dischairgeing of the said guids 1639 Master of Works Accounts XXIX. 33 b.
For xijxx of sleddraught of wall stanes from the bakcragis to the craine
2. The device for winding up a cross-bow.1598 Acts IV. 176/1.
Pompis for raising … of wateris … furth of mynes … as rak pompis lyke to the cran of ane croce bow
