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CRABBING TO IT

\kɹˈabɪŋ tʊ ɪt], \kɹˈabɪŋ tʊ ɪt], \k_ɹ_ˈa_b_ɪ_ŋ t_ʊ ɪ_t]\

Definitions of CRABBING TO IT

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(Naut.) Carrying too much sail in a breeze, so as to crab, i.e. drift to leeward.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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