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单词 crabber
释义 I. crabber1|ˈkræbə(r)|
[f. crab n.1 + -er1.]
One who fishes for crabs; a boat used in crab-fishing.
1848C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 241 It matters not much to the crabbers what sorts of fish they catch.1883Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 127 Crabber and Cod or Ling Boat.
II. ˈcrabber2
[f. crab v.2]
One who finds fault or criticizes adversely.
1909Daily Chron. 14 June 6/4 They wore the determined look of the born ‘crabber’. They were there to discover something wrong.Ibid. 27 July 4/4 We have fallen from the frying-pan of the boomers into the fire of the crabbers.1936‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles x. 118 There were one or two crabbers..people who wanted his job.
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