she-crab

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noun
Definitions
  • A female Chesapeake Bay blue crab, especially an immature one (as contrasted with a sook).

Etymology

Prefix from English crab (complain find fault, crustacean having five pairs of legs, be ill-tempered, the sea creature).

Origin

English

crab

Gloss

complain find fault, crustacean having five pairs of legs, be ill-tempered, the sea creature

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