Crabstone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crabstone is a noun meaning A calcareous concretion found in the stomach of crabs and other crustaceans.
Meaning
A calcareous concretion found in the stomach of crabs and other crustaceans.
Example Sentences
[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.
Word Forms
- crabstones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cornstone, packstone, framestone, rudstone, corestone, breakstone.
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