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pole-crab

pole-crab noun: the metal socket at the front end of a carriage pole, having a loop on either side, and sometimes a hook in front, to which the horses are attached.

Noun

pole-crab (plural pole-crabs)

  1. The metal socket at the front end of a carriage pole, having a loop on either side, and sometimes a hook in front, to which the horses are attached.

Forms of pole-crab

pluralpole-crabs

Questions about pole-crab

What does pole-crab mean?
Pole-crab means the metal socket at the front end of a carriage pole, having a loop on either side, and sometimes a hook in front, to which the horses are attached.
What part of speech is pole-crab?
Pole-crab is a noun.
What is the plural of pole-crab?
The plural of pole-crab is pole-crabs.

Words near pole-crab in the dictionary

  1. pole-axes
  2. pole-cat
  3. pole-cats
  4. pole-chain
  5. pole-chains
  6. pole-crab
  7. pole-crabs
  8. pole-guard
  9. pole-guards
  10. pole-head
  11. pole-heads

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