Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To withdraw from an undertaking.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The common name of the small fluviatile long-tailed decapod crustaceans of the genera Astacus and Cambarus; especially, in Great Britain, the Astacus fluviatilis; and by extension, some or any similar fresh-water crustacean. See cuts under
Astacidæ and Astacus. - noun The name in the west of England and among the London fishmongers of the small spiny lobster, Palinurus vulgaris. Also called
sea-crawfish . - noun One who backs out from a position or undertaking, especially in politics.
- To move backward or sidewise like a crawfish; hence, to recede from an opinion or a position; back out or back down.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb to back out in a humilating manner.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any decapod crustacean of the family
Astacidæ (genera Cambarus and Cambarus), resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave isCambarus pellucidus . The common European species isAstacus fluviatilis . - noun tiny lobsterlike crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
- noun a large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dialect, southern US Alternative form of
crayfish . - verb dialect, southern US To
backpedal ,desert orwithdraw , used without
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- noun large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
- noun small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
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Examples
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Sevando Salinas dumps crawfish from a purging tank into a loading tray at Southeast Texas Crawfish Farm.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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Sevando Salinas dumps crawfish from a purging tank into a loading tray at Southeast Texas Crawfish Farm.
Lenten "mudbugs" 2007
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Prompted by high crayfish prices and the rising popularity of the invertebrates, thieves have a growing incentive to pilfer crayfish, also known as crawfish, crawdads, crawdaddies and mudbugs.
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And how about sum cajun-style mudbugs aka crawfish?
BOO! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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They are generally served at a gathering known as a crawfish boil.
redneck cat carrier - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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* Rather than the eagle, the crawfish should be the symbol of the United States.
Southern Streak 2003
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* Rather than the eagle, the crawfish should be the symbol of the United States.
Southern Streak 2003
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* Rather than the eagle, the crawfish should be the symbol of the United States.
The Sudden Curve: 2003
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My local seafood shop -- hell, the only seafood shop -- told me they'd have fresh Louisiana crawfish aka mud-bugs this morning.
Planning a Meal 2005
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The best were the langoustes (Palinurus vulgaris), the clawless lobsters called crawfish (crayfish) in the United States, and the agosta or avagosta of the Adriatic: it was confounded by the
The Land of Midian 2003
asativum commented on the word crawfish
Louisianans love inviting locals to pinch tail and suck head.
(The heads make neat finger-puppets, too!)
April 20, 2008