crawfish
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noun \ˈkrȯ-ˌfish\Definition of CRAWFISH
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: crayfish 1
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See Origin of CRAWFISH
by folk etymology from Middle English crevis, kraveys
First Known Use: 1624
Rhymes with CRAWFISH
batfish, billfish, blackfish, blindfish, blowfish, bluefish, bonefish, catfish, codfish, cold fish, cowfish, crayfish, death wish, deep-dish, dogfish, filefish, finfish, flatfish, fly-fish, game fish, garfish, globefish, goatfish, goldfish, goosefish, hagfish, hogfish, Irtysh, jewfish, kingfish, knish, lungfish, lumpfish, milkfish, monkfish, moonfish, oarfish, panfish, pigfish, pinfish, pipefish, ratfish, redfish, rockfish, rough fish, sailfish, sawfish, shellfish, side dish, spearfish, sport fish, starfish, stonefish, sunfish, swordfish, tilefish, toadfish, trash fish, trunkfish, unwish, weakfish, whitefish
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intransitive verbDefinition of CRAWFISH
: to retreat from a position : back out <I crawfished as fast as I could — Mark Twain>
First Known Use of CRAWFISH
1842
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