crawfish
noun
craw·fish
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Definition of crawfish
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: crayfish sense 1
2
: spiny lobster
crawfish
verb
crawfished;
crawfishing;
crawfishes
Definition of crawfish (Entry 2 of 2)
: to retreat from a position : back out
I crawfished as fast as I could— Mark Twain
Examples of crawfish in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
After trapping the crawfish for a while, the children tipped them back into the stream. — Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, "Tastes like trout?," 4 Sep. 2019 There’s also the seafood carbonara with shrimp, jumbo lump crab and crawfish tails. — William Thornton | [email protected], al, "Char opening in Huntsville Aug. 26," 20 Aug. 2019 At the Triple S Food Mart where Sterling was fatally shot, a small group gathered under a tent in the parking lot, boiling crawfish and talking. — Mark Berman, Washington Post, "Baton Rouge police officers won’t be charged in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling," 27 Mar. 2018 The menu includes crabs, crawfish, green mussels, clams, lobster and shrimp. — Ava Garcia, azcentral, "Four new restaurants will open at the Scottsdale 101 Shopping Center. Here's what to expect," 30 July 2019 The restaurant specializes in Cajun-style seafood boils featuring blue crab, crawfish, mussels and the likes. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "The Juicy Crab, an Atlanta-based celebrity favorite, opens Houston-area spot," 3 July 2019 The mostly plastic play set includes a 2.5-gallon kettle, a strainer, seven crawfish, two potatoes, one ear of corn, a toy box of seasoning and a wooden stirring paddle for $34.95. — nola.com, "Former New Orleans zookeeper creates beignet toy set, with mess-free powdered sugar," 14 June 2019 Much of the restaurant’s traditional Creole-Cajun tapas and entrees (crawfish etouffee, shrimp-and-alligator jambalaya) failed to sell, and Las Olas crowds preferred the menu’s American pub fare, such as burgers, grilled salmon and oysters. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Fort Lauderdale sports bar Bo’s Pub opening Aug. 9 inside the Balcony on Las Olas Boulevard," 19 July 2019 On Monday, the 27-year-old Teen Mom star shared two photos of Eason’s birthday festivities, which included a crawfish boil. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Teen Mom's Jenelle Evans Celebrates Husband David Eason's Birthday After Losing Custody of Kids," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crawfish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for crawfish
crawfish
noun
craw·fish
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plural crawfish
Kids Definition of crawfish
1
: crayfish
2
: spiny lobster
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