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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Shedder

· Shed·der · IPA
01 n. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears.
  2. 2.
    A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state.(Zool.)