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Shedder

n.
  1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears.
  2. (Zoöl.) 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.