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Webster 1913 Edition


Crab-yaws

Crab′-yawsˊ

(kr?b′y?zˊ)
,
Noun.
(Med.)
A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See
Yaws
.
Dunglison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crab-yaws

CRAB-YAWS

,
Noun.
The name of a disease in the West Indies, being a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with hard callous lips.