LOBSTER, LOBSTERING
NOUNS
– CARDINAL a lobster …Bk1891 Amer. sl.
– CARDINAL HASH lobster salad …Bk1891 Amer. sl.
– CUT WAR in lobstering: a rivalry that has escalated to the point where lobstermen are cutting each other’s buoys …1978 US sl.
– LAPSTER a lobster …1700 Sc.
– NANCY a small lobster …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– PISTOL a lobster that is missing one or both claws …1966 Amer. dial.
– SEA CRAW a lobster …1884 Amer. dial.
– SHORT an illegal, undersized lobster …1966 Amer. dial.
– SNAPPER in lobstering: a lobster that is not legal size …1978 US sl.
VERBS
– BARB † to carve a lobster …1508
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