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crab1
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n.
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a crustacean (order Decapoda, class Malacostraca) with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.
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the flesh of a crab as food.
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(the Crab)
the zodiacal sign or constellation Cancer.
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(also crab louse)
a louse (Phthirus pubis, family Pediculidae) that infests human body hair, esp. in the genital region, causing extreme irritation.
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(crabs) inf.
an infestation of crab lice.
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a machine for lifting heavy weights.
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v.
1. [tr.]
move sideways or obliquely.
2. [intr.]
fish for crabs.
DERIVATIVES:
crab·ber n.
crab·like
/ -ˌlīk/ adj. & adv.
crab2
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n.
short for crab apple.
crab3
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n. inf.
an irritable person.
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v.
(crabbed
, crab·bing
) inf.
1. [intr.]
grumble, typically about something petty.
2. [tr.]
act so as to spoil:
you're trying to crab my act.
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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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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 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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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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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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Crabs shed their shells for eager diners
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/30/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...Board were at Shaw's Crab House in Chicago with...Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. Food professionals...showed how to select crabs. Immediately upon shedding, the crab looks as rumpled as...tremendous harvest of crabs of excellent quality...an eager crowd of crab lovers, here are...
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Crabs on ice; Weather put chill on area's signature delicacy.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/2/2003; 700+ words
; ...crack open a bucket of crabs, the manager said. At Bethesda Crab House, owner Henry Vechery...the Buff, a seasonal crab shop that sells crabs by the bushel. He was...bushels holding snapping crabs. Commercial crab harvests in Maryland have...
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Crab 'em and eat 'em
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 4/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...to one of Nelson's paddle crabs is an unplanned encounter while...things you may not know about crabs are that they walk sideways...particularly in tropical regions. Crab make up 20 per cent of all marine...cuisine of many countries. Some crab is eaten whole, shell and all...
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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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