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noun
A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
A crabby, ill-tempered person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From crab (“wild apple”) + stick.
From crab (“crustacean”) + stick.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
