Meaning

• Noun

  1. A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
  2. The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
  3. A bad-tempered person.
  4. (informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
  5. The angle by which an aircraft's nose is pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach to landing; its crab angle.
  6. (slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
  7. A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
  8. A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
  9. An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.

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