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Antonyms for crabs

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : krab
Phonetic Transcription : kræb

Definition 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

Synonyms for crabs

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