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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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1828 Definition
CRANE, n. [Gr., the plant, cranes-bill.]
1913 Definition
A
wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of
various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and
neck.
* The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The sand-hill crane (G. Mexicana) and the whooping crane (G. Americana) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants. 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.
An iron arm with horizontal motion,
attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting
kettles, etc., over a fire.
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing
liquors out of a cask.
A forked post or
projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in
pairs. See Crotch, 2.
Crane fly (Zoöl.), a
dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus Tipula.
-- Derrick crane. See Derrick.
-- Gigantic crane. (Zoöl.) See
Adjutant, To cause to rise] to raise or lift, as by
a crane; -- with up.
[R.]
What engines, what instruments are used in
craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest
heavens. An upstart craned up to the height he
has. To stretch, as a crane stretches its
neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully.
G.
Eliot. to reach forward
with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter
cranes forward before taking a leap.
Beaconsfield. Thackeray.
The passengers eagerly craning forward over
the bulwarks. Any
arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting
a suspended weight.
The American blue
heron (Ardea herodias).
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Noah Says...
The principles of genuine liberty, and of wise laws and administrations, are to be drawn from the Bible and sustained by its authority. The man, therefore, who weakens or destroys the divine authority of that Book may be accessory to all the public disorders which society is doomed to suffer.
Project::Noah is about making the first American dictionary accessible. To accomplish this, three specific visions need to be executed: Vision::Reprint, will attempt to make a modern printing of the first dictionary of the American language available to the public for under $25; Vision::Redesign, will improve the current online accessibility to the 1828 dictionary; Vision::Recapture will tie the importance of Noah Webster into our American Heritage and create a commissioned painting. All in all, Project::Noah is striving to capture our American Heritage in several ways and make it available to those interested.
