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crabs

British  
/ kræbz /

noun

  1. (sometimes functioning as singular) the lowest throw in a game of chance, esp two aces in dice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of crabs

plural of crab 1

Example Sentences

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Some sailors were passing the time making TikTok videos, or catching fish and crabs with small nets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Hutchings uses scallops, large shrimp and fish fillets, but other options like oysters, lobster tails, crabs, mussels and clams are perfectly acceptable.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Today, chelicerates include more than 120,000 species, from spiders and scorpions to mites, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

They also found many arthropods -- a family that includes modern-day crabs and insects -- including spiny, stalk-eyed creatures called radiodonts which were the apex predator of the time.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

I could not envision Dad and Kenny out there fishing perch instead of hauling crabs.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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