Read full poem →And Marian's nose looks red and raw,
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,
Then nightly sings the staring owl,
Dictionary Entry
A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
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Common Phrases
. crabscrabs hermitcrabs horseshoecrabs fiddlercrabs bluecrabs landcrabs shell
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Poetry examples for “crabs”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And Marian's nose looks red and raw
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,
Then nightly sings the staring owl,