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Etymology

From Middle English loppestere, lopster, from Old English loppestre, lopustre, lopystre, of uncertain origin. Some believe it to be a corruption of Latin lō̆custa (“grasshopper, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre. In Latin, the phrase lō̆custa marīna (literally "sea-grasshopper") signified a type of crustacean (shrimp or lobster). Alternatively, from Old English lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop + -ster.

derived from lobbe
derived from lō̆custa — “grasshopper, locust”
inherited from loppestre
inherited from loppestere

Definitions

A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright…
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters
Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:
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A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
- […] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]
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1. An Australian twenty-dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.
2. To fish for lobsters.
3. Red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

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Derived

American lobster, Andaman lobster, Arafura lobster, Bermuda lobster, bight lobster, blue lobster, California lobster, Cape lobster, Caribbean lobster, China lobster, clawed lobster, common lobster, European lobster, fan lobster, Formosa lobster, furry lobster, globster, Japanese lobster, land lobster, lazy lobster, lobsterback, lobsterboat, lobster box, lobster caterpillar, lobster clasp, lobster claw, lobsterer, lobsterette, lobsterish, lobsterlike, lobsterling, lobster louse Nicothoe astaci), lobsterman, lobster moth, lobster mushroom, lobster Newberg, lobster palace, lobsterperson, lobster pot, lobster pound · +38 more

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A definitional loop anchored at lobster. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at lobster. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at lobster

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