crabs

/ (kræbz) /


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

Origin of crabs

1
plural of crab 1

Words Nearby crabs

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How to use crabs in a sentence

  • Besides the water-crabs that we are most of us used to seeing and eating, there are several different kinds of land-crabs.

  • Meanwhile our young friends, having caught several crabs, suddenly noticed by the sun that it was getting late.

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
  • Old crabs used to come offen, and consumed a power of wine and seagars at our house.

    Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
  • He had to gather fragments of wreck and other things to aid him in his labour, and to search for crabs and crayfish for his food.

    Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
  • He is denominated the crab-dog, because he principally feeds upon crabs and other crustaceous animals.

    Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon