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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crab(b)ing, Craibing, vbl. n. Also: crabyng, crabbyne. [f. Crab,v.]
1. Becoming annoyed or ill-natured. c1460 Wisd. Solomon 647.
Better is crabing na blythtnes or laiching a1500 Henr. Orph. 503.
The inward crabbing and offense That Iuno tuke for his grete violence 1535 Stewart 22720.
Tha slew … With greit crabing and sic crudelitie [etc.] Ib. 45239.
Greit wrang he wrocht in his crabing and ire 1539 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 199.
Certane vourdis of displessour I spak of you … in my crabbyne movit of angyr 1573 Sat. P. xl. 347.
The feid of fremmit, and craibing of ȝour kin, First ȝe sall find
2. Annoying, irritating. 1529 Lynd. Complaynt 32.
I will nocht flyte … For crabyng of thy Celsitude
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