Defn: To move sidewise, as a crab. [Jocular]. Southey.
CRABSTICK
Crab"stick` (-stk`), n.
Defn: A stick, cane, or cudgel, made of the wood of the carb tree.
CRAB TREE
Crab" tree (tr`).
Defn: See under Crab.
CRAB-YAWS
Crab"-yaws` (krb"yz`), n. (Med.)
Defn: A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See Yaws. Dunglison.
CRACHE
Crache (krch), v.
Defn: To scratch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CRACK Crack (krk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cracked (krkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Cracking.] Etym: [OE. cracken, craken, to crack, break, boast, AS. cracian, cearcian, to crack; akin to D. kraken, G. krachen; cf. Skr. garj to rattle, or perh. of imitative origin. Cf. Crake, Cracknel, Creak.]