Crane (Dame Alison), mistress of the Crane inn, at Marlborough.
Gaffer Crane, the dame's husband.—Sir W. Scott, Kenilworth (time, Elizabeth).
Crane (Ichabod), a credulous Yankee schoolmaster. He is described as "tall, exceedingly lank, and narrow-shouldered; his arms, legs, and neck unusually long; his hands dangle a mile out of his sleeves; his feet might serve for shovels; and his whole frame is very loosely hung together."
The head of Ichabod Crane was small and
flat at top, with huge ears, large green glassy
eyes, and a long snipe nose, so that it looked
like a weather-cock perched upon his spindle
neck to tell which way the wind blew.—W. Irving,
Sketch-Book
("Legend of Sleepy Hollow.")