Definition of crab

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Crab (a.) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

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Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting..
Anomoura :: Anomoura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example..
Shedder :: Shedder (n.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state..
Crabstick :: Crabstick (n.) A stick, cane, or cudgel, made of the wood of the crab tree..
Crabeater :: Crabeater (n.) An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States (Hadropterus nigrofasciatus).
Oxyrhyncha :: Oxyrhyncha (n. pl.) The maioid crabs.
Scrabbed Eggs :: Scrabbed eggs () A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper..
Pagurian :: Pagurian (n.) Any one of a tribe of anomuran crustaceans, of which Pagurus is a type; the hermit crab. See Hermit crab, under Hermit..
Cancrine :: Cancrine (a.) Having the qualities of a crab; crablike.
Nefarious :: Nefarious (adv.) Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners..
Decapod :: Decapod (n.) A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively..
Tetricity :: Tetricity (n.) Crabbedness; perverseness.
Crabber :: Crabber (n.) One who catches crabs.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
Gecarcinian :: Gecarcinian (n.) A land crab of the genus Gecarcinus, or of allied genera..
Yaws :: Yaws (n.) A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws..
Regeneration :: Regeneration (n.) The reproduction of a part which has been removed or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process especially characteristic of a many of the lower animals; as, the regeneration of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders and crabs..
Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Scraber :: Scraber (n.) The black guillemot.
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