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Cáncer
, cangrejo
, cámbaro
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Crab
- (a.) A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
- (a.) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- (v. i.) To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.
- (a.) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
- (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- (n.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body.
- (a.) Sour; rough; austere.
- (v. t.) To beat with a crabstick.
- (a.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
- (n.) The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
- (a.) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- (v. t.) To make sour or morose; to embitter.
Synonyms: Cancer,
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• Crab tree
- () See under Crab.
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• Crabbish
- (a.) Somewhat sour or cross.
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