purser's crabs
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Meaning · English
Boots issued by the navy.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “purser's crabs” mean?
Boots issued by the navy.
Is “purser's crabs” formal or informal?
purser's crabs is generally slang.