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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. |
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The zodiacal constellation Cancer. |
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A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste. |
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A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. |
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A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with
derricks, etc. |
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A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into
dock, etc. |
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A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn. |
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A claw for anchoring a portable machine. |
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To make sour or morose; to embitter. |
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To beat with a crabstick. |
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To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel. |
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Sour; rough; austere. |
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