a. [ See Crab, n. ]
Crabbed age and youth can not live together. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
How charming is divine philosophy!
Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. One who catches crabs. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ CF. Scramble. ] A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]