Crew (kr&udd;), imp. of Crow.
Crew (kr&udd;), n. [From older accrue accession, reënforcement,
hence, company, crew; the first syllable being misunderstood as the indefinite article. See Accrue, Crescent.]
1. A company of
people associated together; an assemblage; a throng.
There a noble
crew
Of lords and ladies stood on every side.
Spenser.
Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew?
Milton.
2. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at;
the company belonging to a vessel or a boat.
&fist; The word crew, in law, is ordinarily used as equivalent to ship's company, including master
and other officers. When the master and other officers are excluded, the context always shows it. Story. Burrill.
3. In an extended sense, any small body of
men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew.
Syn. -- Company; band; gang; horde; mob; herd; throng; party.
Crew (kr&udd;), n.
(Zoöl.) The Manx shearwater.
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