| Crab (crab) |
|---|
| n. | (kr b) |
|---|
| Crab |
| [AS.
crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe,
krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan.
krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf.
Crawfish.] |
One
of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually
have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or
carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the
body.
The zodiacal constellation
Cancer.
A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh
taste.
A cudgel made of the wood of the crab
tree; a crabstick.
A
movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with
derricks, etc.
|
| Crab (crab) |
|---|
| v. t. | (krb) |
|---|
| Crab |
|
To make sour or morose; to
embitter.
To beat with a crabstick.
|
To
drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.
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