"crab claw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crab claws [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Danish krebseklo and krabbeklo, Icelandic krabbakló. Etymology templates: {{cog|da|krebseklo}} Danish krebseklo, {{cog|is|krabbakló}} Icelandic krabbakló Head templates: {{en-noun}} crab claw (plural crab claws)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crab, claw.
    Sense id: en-crab_claw-en-noun-fzfw3vSd
  2. Ellipsis of crab claw sail (“type of triangular sail”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: crab claw sail (extra: type of triangular sail)
    Sense id: en-crab_claw-en-noun-nzNzRMjl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Shan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Shan translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (literal (claw of a crab)): krabbeklo [common-gender] (Danish), saksi (Finnish), krabbakló [feminine] (Icelandic), ၵိမ်းပူ (kím pǔu) (Shan)
Disambiguation of 'literal (claw of a crab)': 51 49

Inflected forms

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