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CRANE'S-BILL
CRANE'S-BILL
Crane's "-
bill
` (krnz "
bl
`), n.
1. (
Bot.
)
Defn:
The
geranium;
--
so
named
from
the
long
axis
of
the
fruit,
which
resembles
the
beak
of
a
crane.
Dr.
Prior.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: A
pair
of
long-beaked
forceps.