Definition of crab

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Crab (a.) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

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Gastrolith :: Gastrolith (n.) See Crab's eyes, under Crab..
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..
Pinnothere :: Pinnothere (n.) A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster..
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..
Cancroid :: Cancroid (a.) Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the families of crabs, including the genus Cancer..
Horsefoot :: Horsefoot (n.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.
Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.
Scrabbed Eggs :: Scrabbed eggs () A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper..
Crab :: Crab (n.) 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..
Crab :: Crab (a.) Sour; rough; austere.
Maia :: Maia (n.) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado)..
Hornet :: Hornet (n.) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet (V. maculata) is larger and has similar habits..
Crabeater :: Crabeater (n.) The cobia.
Agouara :: Agouara (n.) The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), found in the tropical parts of America..
Frabbit :: Frabbit (a.) Crabbed; peevish.
Metope :: Metope (n.) The face of a crab.
Maikong :: Maikong (n.) A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.
Scrabble :: Scrabble (v. t.) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper..
Asperity :: Asperity (n.) Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.
Wherry :: Wherry (n.) A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is expressed; -- sometimes called crab wherry.
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