| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① LOBSTER | article | 53 | vol. 6, p. 4252 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ② LOBSTER | article | 53 | vol. 10, p. 110 | |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ③ LOBSTER | article | 59 | vol. 12, p. 56 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ④ LOBSTER | article | 59 | vol. 12, p. 56 | |
| 6th ed. (1823) | ⑤ LOBSTER | article | 59 | vol. 12, p. 56 | |