n. A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who, or that which, sheds.
n. A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who sheds, pours out, or spills.
n. In zoology, that which sheds, casts, or molts; especially, a lobster or crab which is shedding its shell, or has just done so and is growing a new one.
n. An adult female salmon after spawning.
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n. an attacker who sheds or spills blood
Word Usage
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