chela
noun
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
chelaship
-
a word derived from
chela.
Example Sentences
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The faithful hermetists await the light, ripe for chelaship, ringroundabout him.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
Kim came from the top of Zam-Zanneh to his chelaship with Teshoo Lama.
From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hermann Hagedorn
