crab-yaws

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crab-yaws - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yaws \Yaws\, n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.)
     A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa,
     characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious
     character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble
     currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several
     varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia,
     pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
     [1913 Webster]

  Crab-yaws \Crab"-yaws`\ (kr?b"y?z`), n. (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.
     [1913 Webster]