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soft-shell crab in British Englishnouna crab, esp of the edible species Cancer pagurus, that has recently moulted and has not yet formed its new shell Compare hard-shell crab soft-shell crab in American Englishnouna crab, esp. the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell Word origin [1835–45 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hot plate, hybridize, placement, protein, serialExamples of 'soft-shell crab' in a sentencesoft-shell crab Word lists withsoft-shell crab crustacean |