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purser's crabs

purser's crabs noun: boots issued by the navy.

Noun

purser's crabs pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, plural, plural-only, slang) Boots issued by the navy.

Forms of purser's crabs

alternative formpusser's crabs

Questions about purser's crabs

What does purser's crabs mean?
Purser's crabs means boots issued by the navy.
What part of speech is purser's crabs?
Purser's crabs is a noun.

Words near purser's crabs in the dictionary

  1. pursemakers
  2. pursemaking
  3. purseproud
  4. purser
  5. purser rigged and parish damned
  6. purser's crabs
  7. purser's name
  8. pursers
  9. pursership
  10. purserships
  11. purses

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