To make sour or morose; to embitter.

To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.

A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with
derricks, etc.

A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into
dock, etc.

A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.

The zodiacal constellation Cancer.

One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and
usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or
carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body.

A crab apple; – so named from its harsh taste.

A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.