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crabbed
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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crabbed †froward, wayward XIII; out of humour; †harsh, rugged XIV; difficult to deal with or make sense of; cross-tempered XVI. f. CRAB 1 +
-ED 2, with orig. ref. to the gait and habits of the crab, which suggest cross-grained or fractious disposition. There has been later assoc. with CRAB 2 with connotation of sourness.
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Crabs.(Facts, lessons and activities re. the crab)
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 9/15/2000; 700+ words
; ...This is called regeneration. A Crab's Life Crabs hatch from eggs. A female blue...than 4400 different species of crab. Crabs are a much-loved food throughout...original form. What Makes It a Crab? Crabs have 10 jointed legs, 4 antennas...
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Crab, crab, crab, crab, crab; Eaten plain or dressed up fancy, there's nothing like our local Dungeness.(FOOD)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 11/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...other fish experts say crab is the best at the beginning...season. By January, the crabs are smaller, weaker...getting tired of it, so crab fishing slows way down...real big juicy strong crabs" for Swan's famous no- frills crab Louis, or his half...
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CRABS "FARM" YIELDS A SOFT-SHELL HARVEST.(FLAVOR)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/14/2003; 700+ words
; ...forward to soft-shell crab season with gusto...first-timer, the crabs may take a little getting...fresh water for blue crabs to thrive. Over the years, Bonney set a few crab pots out on the water and harvested crabs for his own use. It...
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Crabs by the score
Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner; 6/16/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...dumped unceremoniously into the crab bag. "Dem will pinch off yuh...not even glove wukk," said crab-catcher Ramon Vernon knowingly...one listening. Now, when the crabs hid in their holes, afraid of coming out, the voices of the crab hunters snapped through the...
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Crab gate; The fall of an American icon: the waterman.(crab industry in Maryland)
Magazine article from: Art Culinaire; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...that sums it up: 50 crabs race against one...headline reads, "Crab Derby goes international...You can tell the crabs by their back fin. The crab has a mark/color...the name for a blue crab that is ready to...or "busters" (crabs that are ready to...
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Crab cakes shell out fine, flavorful eating
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/21/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...However, here are some crab facts for your edification...are 4,400 species of crabs, and most of them are...size from the small pea crab to the Japanese giant...tanks from which the fresh crabs and fresh lobsters watch...dinner companions walk by. Crab cakes are not listed on...
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CRAB CAKE confidential.
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union; 5/7/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...than 50 percent of crabs harvested in the country. Forgive my crab cake snobbery, but...knew that picking crab was a tedious and demanding job; a dozen crabs produced only a handful...the ways to prepare crabs -- steamed, fried, soft-shells, she-crab soup, Imperial crab...
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Crab cracks top menus, claws way to crustacean heights.(Culinary Currents)
Magazine article from: Nation's Restaurant News; 1/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...jumbo bowl" of garlic crab clusters -- blue crabs cleaned of their back...Current consumption of crabs is about 1 million pounds at The Crab House, based in Hollywood...Calif., soft-shell crabs are available year round in a soft-shell crab sushi roll. The soft...
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CRAB CAKES.(GRACIOUS LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/15/2001; 700+ words
; ...Chesapeake Bay blue crabs for the evening meal. Today, although crab meat is rarer and dearer...went in one bowl for crab cakes and the broken...another for deviled crabs. Brandt, a Yankee, did not grow up with crab cakes, and over the...
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Crab City, USA: Chicago earns the title as Shedd launches crustacean invasion
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 6/2/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...opened. So why the crab theme for the birthday party? "The crabs we currently have...of colors found on crabs. A West African land...dweller, the patriot crab is sort of 1776...another enviro-lesson Crabs! tells the tale of the Chines mitten crab. This invader came...
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crab
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...molts, the young crab settles to the bottom...on adult features. Crabs are chiefly marine...closely related kelp crabs are found in kelp...Pacific. The name king crab is applied to the...fresh; the red king crab has been introduced...Barents Sea. True crabs are classified in...
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Crab
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Crab Crabs are crustaceans of the infraorder...the blue crab, the Dungeness crab, Sally lightfoot and the spider crabs. They are among the most successful...Examples of these swimming crabs include the common blue crab ( Callinectes sapidus ), the...
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Horseshoe Crabs
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Horseshoe Crabs Often referred to as a living fossil, the horseshoe crab has changed very little...history of the horseshoe crab can definitely be traced...relatives of the horseshoe crab include very diverse animals...For instance, horseshoe crabs are related to mites that...
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Imitation Crab Meat
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Imitation Crab Meat Background Imitation crab...surimi to make it taste like crab meat. These flavorants can be...aqueous extraction of edible crabs. Artificial flavors can be made to closely match crab meat flavor and are typically...
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blue crab
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
blue crab common name for a crustacean...North America. The blue crab is a member of the family of swimming crabs known as the Portunidae...Since, in nature, the crab retires to secluded areas...fishermen collect the crabs at the so-called peeler...
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