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
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The first known use of crawfish was in 1624
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