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crabbing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹæbɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The act or art of catching crabs.
    • "It will take more than one Summer to dig all over this place," spoke Bob. "And it will spoil all our other fun. I want to have some swimming, boating and crabbing. You can have all the treasure you get, Sammy." 1914, Frederick Gordon, Fairview Boys at Lighthouse Cove:
  2. (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The fighting of hawks with each other.
  3. (uncountable, usually) bickering.
  4. (historical, qualifier:wool manufacture, uncountable, usually) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.

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crabbing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹæbɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of crab
    form of crab