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crabstick

noun crab·stick \ ˈkrab-ˌstik \

Definition of crabstick

1 : a stick, cane, or cudgel of crab apple tree wood
2 : a crabbed ill-natured person

First Known Use of crabstick

1636

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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