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Crab
(senseid) Any crustacean of the infraorder (taxfmt), having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
(quote-book)appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw(..)that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.
Various other animals that resemble true crabs:
Any of various crustacean in the infraorder (taxfmt), usually excluding lobsters.
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A crab.
A bad-tempered person.
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An infestation of lice ((taxfmt)).
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A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
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(quote-text) the unsold copies may be returned to the original publisher , at a period fixed upon between Christmas and Easter; these returned copies are technically called ''krebse'' or crabs, probably, from their walking backwards. (..) A says to B, "I have had eight thousand dollars' worth of your publications, three thousand were crabs, that makes five thousand."
(quote-text) unsold copies and settling the yearly accounts; while for the publisher begins the much dreaded season of "crabs," as (..)
On an insignia, a of arms symbol representing a senior rank.
A member of the Crips.
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To fish for crabs.
To ruin.
(quote-journal) But the Missus crabbed it a few minutes after her and Bess come in the room.
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To complain.
(RQ:Fitzgerald Great Gatsby)
To complain about.
To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
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To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
To fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the disk.
To out of something.
(RQ:Wodehouse Jeeves in the Offing)
To make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.
(senseid) A apple or wild apple.
(RQ:Shakespeare Tempest)
A tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
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A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
To irritate, make surly or sour
To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
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- If I think one thing and speak another, / I will both crab Christ and our Ladie His mother.
The tree species (taxlink), native to South America.
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