Obs. [Du. krab-schuyte, f. krabbe CRAB sb.1 + schuit boat.] A small open fishing-boat with sails.
1614. Markham, Way to Wealth, in Arb., Garner, IV. 333. Vessels of divers fashions go for herrings and they be called Sword-Pinks Crab-Skuits, and Yevers.