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- ↑ "cran". sizes.com.
- ↑ Cardarelli, François - Encyclopedia of Scientific Units, Weights & Measures (Springer .2003 ISBN 1-85233-682-X)
- ↑ "Cran". Merriam-Webster Dictionary . "Scottish Gaelic crann tree, lot, measure of herring; akin to Old Irish crann tree".