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A Dictionary of London
… precinct (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. Crab Court See Clothier Street. Crachemilles Apparently two …
Alumni Oxonienses
… matric. 18 March, 1686-7, aged 16; B.A. 1690, M.A. 1693. Crab, Joel s. Joh., of Bradpole, Devon (? Dorset), p.p. … pleb. Trinity Coll., matric. 19 Sept., 1600, aged 19. Crab, Nathaniel s. John, of South Petherwin, Cornwall, pleb. … of the next named. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. Crab, Nathaniel s. Nathan., of Sutcombe, Devon, pleb. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Hall, in the village, where he resided about seven years. Crab-Wall, with Blacon.See Blacon. CRAB-WALL, with Blacon.See Blacon. Crackenthorpe …
Court of common pleas: The National Archives, CP40
… 6d each, 1000 little ash trees worth 4d each, and 100 'crab-trees' worth 6d each; and in the garden he felled and …
Court of common pleas: The National Archives, CP40
… his trees and underwood lately growing there (namely ash, crab-trees, hawthorn, and blackthorn) to the value of £20, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Crab - Crest tile Crab [crabbe; crabb] A term that had a variety of meanings … commonly applied to what is now more usually called the crab apple, Malus pumila, which is the parent species of the … Selection was therefore easy [Masefield et al (1969)]. Crab apples are sour, harsh, tart, and astringent. They were …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… And the French King did it before I told you of "a Crab-tree Cudgel," or that we had any thought of the War. I …
Grey's Debates of the House of Commons
… You cannot forget that I once told you a tale "of a crab-tree cudgel, and a glass bottle." I put you in mind now that you must have a sharp sword instead of a crab-tree cudgel. I know the King stood in the place of …