There was also improvement in the crabbing industry. A local fisherman invented a trap for crabs in the 1920s. The trap, called a crab pot, made it easier to catch the animals.
Source: tatoeba (12274916)
Crabbing
/ˈkɹæbɪŋ/
Synonyms for "crabbing" (56 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (28)
grumblingmalcontentmurmuringmutteringnose diveout of humorpeevishpetulantpulloutquerulousrebelliousresentfulrestiverestlessrollingspiralstallunaccommodatinguneasyunfulfilled
Show 5 more words
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
11 entriesCollocations
10 entriescrab potscrab trapscrabbing boatcrabbing gearcrabbing netcrabbing permitcrabbing regulationcrabbing seasoncrabbing trapcrabbing trip
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
"It will take more than one Summer to dig all over this place," spoke Bob. "And it will spoil all our other fun. I want to have some swimming, boating and crabbing. You can have all the treasure you get, Sammy."
Source: wiktionary