/krab"ing/ , n.
1. the activity or occupation of fishing for crabs.
2. a finishing process for reducing shrinkage and creasing of woolens and worsteds by stretching the fabric on a rotating cylinder and immersing in hot or, sometimes, cold water.
3. Aeron. the maneuver of heading partly into the wind to compensate for drift.
[ 1870-75; CRAB 1 + -ING 1 ]