pole-crab

noun

The metal socket at the front end of a carriage pole, having a loop on either side, and sometimes a hook in front, to which the horses are attached.

Meanings

nounpole-crab (plural pole-crabs)

plural pole-crabs

  1. The metal socket at the front end of a carriage pole, having a loop on either side, and sometimes a hook in front, to which the horses are attached.
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