English Dictionary

crab claw

名詞

別表記 異形

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crab, claw. / Alternative form of crab claw sail (a triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges)

日本語の意味

① カニの爪、カニの鉤（実際のカニの爪のこと） / ② カニ爪帆：上端と下端に縁木（mastsやsparなど）がある三角形状の帆の別形態

She picked up the crab claw carefully, afraid it might snap.

彼女はそれが挟むかもしれないと恐れながら、カニのはさみを慎重に拾い上げた。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crab, claw.

意味（2）

Alternative form of crab claw sail (a triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges)

[…] during the ensuing centuries Hawaiians developed their own form of sail, called a “crab claw” because of its distinctive shape.

crab claws （ plural ）