pistol
n.— «Pistol – A lobster without claws. During molting or fighting, they may lose one or both, but will regenerate them with time.» —“How to Talk Like a Maine Lobsterman” by Thy Tran KQED Food Blog: Bay Area Bites (San Francisco, California) July 15, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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