crabbern.1
/ˈkrabə/ One who fishes for crabs; a boat used in crab-fishing.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for crabs or lobsters
crabber1848
lobster-man1881
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > vessels fishing for shellfish or crustaceans
oyster boat1419
whelk-boat1419
dredger1600
lobster-boat1777
oyster scow1824
oysterer1828
shrimper1851
pungy1852
shrimp-boat1872
Morecambe Bay shrimper1874
crabber1883
skillinger1933
Morecambe Bay prawner1935
1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 241 It matters not much to the crabbers what sorts of fish they catch.
1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 127 Crabber and Cod or Ling Boat.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
crabbern.2
One who finds fault or criticizes adversely.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > critic > captious
plucker-atc1500
pick-fault1544
pick mote1549
trip-taker1556
mome1563
Momus1563
Zoilus1565
find-fault1567
caviller1574
carper1579
sheep-biter?1589
Zoilist1594
momist1597
word-catcher1659
knocker1898
crabber1909
kvetch1936
tearer-downer1942
nitpicker1951
kvetcher1968
1909 Daily Chron. 14 June 6/4 They wore the determined look of the born ‘crabber’. They were there to discover something wrong.
1909 Daily Chron. 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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