Meanings
nouncrabshell (plural crabshells)
plural crabshells
- The shell of a crab.
Apron […] the diaphragm of an animal, the hingelike appendage of a crabshell; […]
1890, J. H. Blascke, A Few Steps to a Complete Dictionary of English Dialects, page 181 more example
Mitts curled all the way up the arms, eyes bulged out of bulbs, beaks chittered and tongues scraped on crabshells. The anticipation built as the fish rounded the first curve. The fish were racing for all they were worth.
2017, Jeremy Tyrrell, Tedrick Gritswell of Borobo Reef
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蟹甲
- 蟹甲 (xièjiǎ)shell of a crab
Japanese 蟹甲
- 蟹甲 (kaikō)shell of a crab
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APA
crabshell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabshell
MLA
“crabshell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabshell. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crabshell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabshell.
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