crab claw

collocation in English

meaningsofcrabandclaw

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crab
noun[C or U]
uk
/kræb/us
/kræb/
a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten ...
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claw
noun[C]
uk
/klɔː/us
/klɑː/
one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals ...
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(Definition ofcrabandclawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mast supports fore-sails that may consist of a single jib multiple staysails, or acrabclawsail.
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Thecrabclawis often compared with the tacking lateen sail.
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While eating withcrabclawchrysanthemums is proposed as the best choice.
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Corneal topography may show acrabclaw-like appearance, a finding that is seen in both keratoconus and in pellucid marginal degeneration.
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Thecrabclawis a shunting sail.
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Hook has a second hook-hand that both looked and functioned in a similar like acrabclaw.
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Current restrictions include minimum landing sizes for lobsters and for crabs and a prohibition on landing of edible crab claws.
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Powers include flight, underside blue energy bolts, and spear crab claws armed with green energy bolts.
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Her pigtails are tough crab claws, which she uses to give her foes a powerful pinch.
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These early inhabitants were skilled basket and net makers and fashioned jewelry from crab claws, abalone shells, and the teeth of sharks and whales.
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The weight of crab claws landings varied without trend since 198990.
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