Crab (disambiguation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Crabbing)
The term crab can refer to any of the following:
[edit] Animals
- True crabs, of the infraorder Brachyura
- Hermit crabs, superfamily Paguroidea
- King crabs, family Lithodidae
- Porcelain crabs, family Porcellanidae
- The horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus
- Crab lice, or "pubic lice", known colloquially as "crabs"
[edit] Plants
[edit] Sport
- A misapplied stroke in rowing when the oar is pulled round past the oarsman
- An athletic move akin to the float in breakdancing
- Maritime and climbing slang for a carabiner
[edit] Technical
- Any of various machines used to hoist heavy objects
- Crab landing: a method of landing a fixed-wing aircraft in a crosswind, so named because crabs often walk sideways.
- A type of scratching used by turntablists, involving flickering the crossfader between the thumb and fingers, starting with the little finger and ending with the index finger
- An instruction given by a film director or television director to a camera operator requiring a sideways movement of the camera
[edit] Other
- LMS Hughes Crab, a class of steam locomotive
- The constellation Cancer in astronomy and western astrology (June 22-July 23)
- A disrespectful term for Crips gang members
