Synonyms for crabs

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : krab

Phonetic Transcription : kræb

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Définition of crabs

Origin : crustacean, Old English crabba, from a general Germanic root (cf. Dutch krab, Old High German krebiz, German Krabbe, Old Norse krabbi "crab"), related to Low German krabben, Dutch krabelen "to scratch, claw," from PIE root *gerbh- "to scratch, carve" (see carve). The constellation name is attested in English from c.1000; the Crab Nebula (1868), however, is in Taurus, and is so called for its shape. French crabe (13c.) is from Dutch.

noun grouch
verb complain

Example sentences :

Put the mixture into the back shells of the crabs, and serve it up.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

These crabs must be cooked directly, as they will not keep till next day.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Put some lard into a pan, and when it is boiling hot, fry the crabs in it.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Admission to the great peace-loving Combine, may the crabs devour them.
Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier

And, of course, we are familiar 110with the crustaceans, the lobsters and the crabs.
Extract from : « Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them » by Cora Moore

He was in a hurry to go home, now that he had eaten all the crabs he wanted.
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

“That bait was eaten off by crabs,” I said to Sam, as I put on another.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

If your crabs will not eat bits of clam, try them with tiny mouthfuls of fish.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880 » by Various

One of these crabs furnished a sufficient meal for four men.
Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle

But with the insects, and their relatives, the crabs and lobsters, this is otherwise.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various

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