What is to stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. G. Eliot called?
crane — To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. G. Eliot. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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