crab
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Substantiivi
crab englanniksi
Crab
(senseid) A crustacean of the infraorder (taxfmt), having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
(quote-book)appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw(..)that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.
A bad-tempered person.
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An infestation of lice ((taxfmt)).
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The angle by which an aircraft's nose is pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach to landing; its angle.
A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
(quote-book)|title=Of Human Bondage|chapter=Human Bondage/Chapter CXVI|chapter 116
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(quote-text) the unsold copies may be returned to the original publisher , at a period fixed upon between Christmas and Easter; these returned copies are technically called ''krebse'' or crabs, probably, from their walking backwards. (..) A says to B, "I have had eight thousand dollars' worth of your publications, three thousand were crabs, that makes five thousand."
(quote-text) unsold copies and settling the yearly accounts; while for the publisher begins the much dreaded season of "crabs," as (..)
To fish for crabs.
To ruin.
(quote-journal) But the Missus crabbed it a few minutes after her and Bess come in the room.
{{quote-text|en|year=1940|author=Raymond Chandler|title=Farewell, My Lovely|page=224|publisher=Penguin|year_published=2010
To complain.
(RQ:Fitzgerald Great Gatsby)
To complain about.
To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
{{quote-text|en|year=1997|author=Paul Kriwaczek|title=Documentary for the Small Screen|page=109
, to fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the disk.
To out of something.
(RQ:Wodehouse Jeeves in the Offing)
(senseid) The apple or wild apple.
(RQ:Shakespeare Tempest)
The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
{{quote-text|en|year=1741|author=David Garrick|title=The Lying Valet
A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
To irritate, make surly or sour
To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
The tree species (taxlink), native to South America.
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