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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.