crabber

crabber: crab ► NOUN 1) a marine crustacean, some kinds of which are edible, with a broad shell and five pairs of legs, the first of which are modified as pincers. 2) (crabs) informal an infestation of crab lice.

► VERB 1) move sideways or obliquely. 2) fish for crabs.

● catch a crab — Cf. ↑catch a crab

DERIVATIVES crabber noun crablike adjective & adverb.

ORIGIN Old English.

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Crabber — Crab ber (kr?b b?r), n. One who catches crabs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crabber — I. noun see crab II II. noun see crab V … New Collegiate Dictionary
crabber — /krab euhr/, n. 1. a person who catches crabs. 2. a boat used in catching crabs. [1840 50; CRAB1 + ER1] * * * … Universalium
crabber — noun a) A person who catches crabs b) A boat used for catching crabs … Wiktionary
crabber — n. crab fisher; boat for catching crabs … English contemporary dictionary
crabber — crab·ber … English syllables
crabber — /ˈkræbə/ (say krabuh) noun 1. someone who fishes for crabs. 2. a boat used in fishing for crabs …
crabber — I. ˈkrabə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: crab (I) + er 1. a. : one that fishes for or catches crabs b. : a boat used in crab fi … Useful english dictionary
crab — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; akin to Old High German krebiz crab and perhaps to Old English ceorfan to carve more at carve Date: before 12th century 1. plural crabs also crab any of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Blue crab — Taxobox | name = Blue crab image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura familia = Portunidae genus = Callinectes species = C.… … Wikipedia

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