partan

American  

[pahr-tn] / ˈpɑr tn /

noun

Scot.

1. a crab.

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partan British  

/ ˈpartən, ˈpɑːtən /

noun

1. a Scot word for crab 1 crab 1

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Etymology

Origin of partan

1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) < Scots Gaelic: crab

Example Sentences

So by the time they reached the Partan Burn she had completely outclassed Hugh John.

From Project Gutenberg

Sarah R. Partan of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., and her students have used a custom-built squirrel robot to track how real squirrels respond to the components of an alarm signal.

From New York Times

“People are always coming over, asking what we’re doing,” said Dr. Partan.

From New York Times

But the marquis found even the hen-pecked Partan a nobler and more elevating presence than any strutting platitude of Bond street.

From Project Gutenberg

With these views he hired himself to the Partan, whose boat's crew was short-handed.

From Project Gutenberg