Definition of crab

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Crab (v. t.) To beat with a crabstick.

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Crabby :: Crabby (a.) Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing..
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author..
Oxyrhyncha :: Oxyrhyncha (n. pl.) The maioid crabs.
Xanthose :: Xanthose (n.) An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.
Cancriform :: Cancriform (a.) Having the form of, or resembling, a crab; crab-shaped..
Scrabble :: Scrabble (v. t.) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper..
Austere :: Austere () Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine..
Claw :: Claw (n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc..
Thoracostraca :: Thoracostraca (a.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
Brachyura :: Brachyura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix..
Scrabbled :: Scrabbled (imp. & p. p.) of Scrabbl.
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..
Wherry :: Wherry (n.) A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry.
Crab Tree :: Crab tree () See under Crab.
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..
Podophthalmia :: Podophthalmia (n. pl.) The stalk-eyed Crustacea, -- an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata, and Decapoda..
Accurst :: Accurst (p. p. & a.) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- as, an accursed deed..
Frabbit :: Frabbit (a.) Crabbed; peevish.
Crabbish :: Crabbish (a.) Somewhat sour or cross.
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