Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
To pull up before a jump.
To extend (one's neck).
To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament.
The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.