Definition of crab

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Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..

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Thornback :: Thornback (n.) The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).
Scrabble :: Scrabble (n.) The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble..
Ocypodian :: Ocypodian (n.) One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name..
Leucosoid :: Leucosoid (a.) Like or pertaining to the Leucosoidea, a tribe of marine crabs including the box crab or Calappa..
Partan :: Partan (n.) An edible British crab.
Crust :: Crust (n.) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc..
Decapoda :: Decapoda (n. pl.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc..
Maian :: Maian (n.) Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family Maiadae..
Bonito :: Bonito (n.) The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States..
Sterrometal :: Sterrink (n.) The crab-eating seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) of the Antarctic Ocean.
Craber :: Craber (n.) The water rat.
Cheliform :: Cheliform (a.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike..
Metope :: Metope (n.) The face of a crab.
Pomaceous :: Pomaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeae) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc..
Horseman :: Horseman (n.) A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly..
Apron :: Apron (n.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.
Frabbit :: Frabbit (a.) Crabbed; peevish.
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author..
Nipper :: Nipper (n.) A European crab (Polybius Henslowii).
Crab :: Crab (a.) Sour; rough; austere.
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