Definition of crawfish
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: crayfish 1
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: spiny lobster
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By then, the city hopes, the crawfish will be gone from local waters.
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The crawfish are boiled with Frank’s Hot Sauce and then seasoned before serving with Old Bay.
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Look for dishes like crawfish boil, jambalaya, fried gator and etouffe.
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On a day when transfers were the hottest topic at SEC spring meetings, the second-year Tigers head coach relived the film breakdowns and boiled crawfish that helped land one of the biggest fish in this offseason’s grad transfer market.
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From Texas crawfish to Asheville, N.C., brewing, the weekend will be full of flavor.
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Overheard Talk of booze, bibs, and the best way to eat crawfish.
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Dinner is crawfish, shrimp, corn on the cob, red potatoes, red beans and rice and cornbread.
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Shrimp and crawfish got into the action with McAdoo’s answer to queso, a bechamel-style melt called Seafood Fondoo that blended firm, fresh tails with mushrooms and spinach.
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Origin and Etymology of crawfish
by folk etymology from Middle English crevis, kraveys
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First Known Use: 1624
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of crawfish
crawfished;
crawfishing;
crawfishes
: 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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