Crabstone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A calcareous concretion found in the stomach of crabs and other crustaceans.
"[F]rom cadmium, gravel, crab-stones [translating Krebsaugen], emery and talc I prepared a powder for whitening teeth, and from lye, copper, sal ammoniac and camphor a blue tincture for scurvy, stomatitis, toothache and sore eyes."
Example
More examples"[F]rom cadmium, gravel, crab-stones [translating Krebsaugen], emery and talc I prepared a powder for whitening teeth, and from lye, copper, sal ammoniac and camphor a blue tincture for scurvy, stomatitis, toothache and sore eyes."
Etymology
From crab + stone.
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