(A). An ill-tempered fellow; sour as a crab-apple. To catch a crab, in rowing. (See Catch A Crab.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Crab-cartCozen A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language