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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†BAULSTER-CRAB, n. (See quot.)Fif. 1710 R. Sibbald Fife and Kinross 54–55:
Cancri, Crabs . . . the Common Sea Crab; our Fishers call it a Partan; the male they call the Carle Crab, and the female the Baulster-Crab.