crab-likeadj.adv.

Etymology: < crab n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrab-like.

Like a crab, esp. in moving backwards or sideways.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb]

sidelonga1398

sidelings?a1400

sidelingc1425

laterallyc1454

collaterally?a1475

sidewarda1513

sidewise1531

byward1556

sideways1572

sidewards1575

sidelingwise1577

crabby1582

crab-like1605

sideway1847

crabwise1904

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 482 Because then South-ward Sol doth retro-grade, Goes (Crab-like) backward.

1646 J. Benbrigge Gods Fury sig. Aij^v Such was their Crab-like condition.

a1732 J. Gay Fables (1738) II. xiv. 129 But, crab-like, rather backward goes.

1819 Ld. Byron Ode on Venice i Thus they creep, Crouching and crab-like.

1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Tilbury Nogo 355 He crawls first backwards, then sideways, crablike..to the spot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	crab-like
释义	crab-likeadj.adv. Etymology: < crab n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrab-like. Like a crab, esp. in moving backwards or sideways. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb] sidelonga1398 sidelings?a1400 sidelingc1425 laterallyc1454 collaterally?a1475 sidewarda1513 sidewise1531 byward1556 sideways1572 sidewards1575 sidelingwise1577 crabby1582 crab-like1605 sideway1847 crabwise1904 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 482 Because then South-ward Sol doth retro-grade, Goes (Crab-like) backward. 1646 J. Benbrigge Gods Fury sig. Aij^v Such was their Crab-like condition. a1732 J. Gay Fables (1738) II. xiv. 129 But, crab-like, rather backward goes. 1819 Ld. Byron Ode on Venice i Thus they creep, Crouching and crab-like. 1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Tilbury Nogo 355 He crawls first backwards, then sideways, crablike..to the spot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.adv.1605
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