Crane
(n.) A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. |
Crane
(n.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. |
Crane
(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. |
Crane
(n.) An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. |
Crane
(n.) A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. |
Crane
(n.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2. |
Crane
(v. t.) To cause to rise |
Crane
(v. t.) To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck |
Crane
(v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better |
Crane's-bill
(n.) The geranium |
Crane's-bill
(n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps. |
Mounted
(imp. & p. p.) of Mount |
Mounted
(a.) Seated or serving on horseback or similarly |
Mounted
(a.) Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a setting |
Truck
(v. i.) A small wheel, as of a vehicle |
Truck
(v. i.) A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles. |
Truck
(v. i.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car |
Truck
(v. i.) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through. |
Truck
(v. i.) A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various purposes. |
Truck
(v. i.) A freight car. |
Truck
(v. i.) A frame on low wheels or rollers |
Truck
(v. t.) To transport on a truck or trucks. |
Truck
(v. t.) To exchange |
Truck
(v. i.) To exchange commodities |
Truck
(n.) Exchange of commodities |
Truck
(n.) Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade |
Truck
(n.) The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money |
Water crane
() A goose-neck apparatus for supplying water from an elevated tank, as to the tender of a locomotive. |