Etymology: < crabn.1 + -erysuffix, after rookery, etc.
A place abounding with crabs, or where crabs are fished.
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1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. iv. 93 Great mud-banks, which the inhabitants call Cangrejales, or crabberies, from the number of small crabs.
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