crab tree

American  

noun

1. a tree bearing crab apples.

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Etymology

Origin of crab tree

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

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crab tree

Imprinted by John Anoke, and John Astile, for the Baylive of Withernam, cum privilegio perennitatis, and are to bee sold at the signe of the crab tree cudgell in thwackcoate lane.'

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.

They had scarcely marched a mile when, their legs failing them, they were forced to lie down under a crab tree, where they passed the night.

From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Irving, Washington

In an aperture in the "crab tree" the guides recommend ladies to pass.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

There is a broad shadow on the sward by the strawberries cast by a tall and fine-grown American crab tree.

From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard

So here in the shadow of the American crab tree the light of the sky put out the written pages.

From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard