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Crab cracker

A crab cracker (also known as a lobster cracker or crab claw cracker) is a specialised food utensil, similar in construction (and sometimes appearance) to certain types of nutcrackers, used to crack the hard shells of crabs and lobsters by pulling the two handles together to access the flesh inside, while preparing or eating them.

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