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crabbings

crabbings is the plural of crabbing.

Meaning of crabbing

Noun

crabbing (usually uncountable, plural crabbings)

  1. (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, usually) The fighting of hawks with each other.
  3. (usually) bickering.
  4. (historical, usually, wool manufacture) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.

Questions about crabbings

What is crabbings the plural of?
Crabbings is the plural of crabbing.

Words near crabbings in the dictionary

  1. crabbify
  2. crabbifying
  3. crabbily
  4. crabbiness
  5. crabbing
  6. crabbings
  7. crabbish
  8. crabbit
  9. crabble
  10. crabbles
  11. Crabbs

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