Shedder

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shedder \Shed"der\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a
        shedder of tears.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shedder
       n : an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and
           spiller of blood" [syn: {spiller}]