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krap

“krap” is an Afrikaans word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. crab
  2. crab meat
  3. bait made from crab meat
  4. devil's claw (plant of the genus Harpagophytum), especially when referring to the seeds

verb

  1. to scratch
  2. to scrape
  3. to write quickly, sloppily and illegibly
  4. to rummage; to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity

Etymology

From Dutch krab, from Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba.

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