Crabber

Crabber
Crabber \Crab"ber\ (kr?b"b?r), n. One who catches crabs. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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)… …   English terms dictionary

  • 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”