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crablings

crablings is the plural of crabling.

Meaning of crabling

Noun

crabling (plural crablings)

  1. A small, young, or baby crab.
    • The juvenile members of most of our seaside communities are much given to crab-fishing, and may be seen from early morn to evening late, dangling their legs over some convenient rock, sea-wall, or landing-steps, and with a piece of twine to which a dainty morsel of fish offal has been tied, doing...1867, William Barry Lord, Crab, shrimp, and lobster lore

Questions about crablings

What is crablings the plural of?
Crablings is the plural of crabling.

Words near crablings in the dictionary

  1. crabless
  2. crablet
  3. crablets
  4. crablike
  5. crabling
  6. crablings
  7. crabman
  8. crabmeat
  9. crabmen
  10. crabocado
  11. crabologist

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