Definition of crawfish
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: crayfish 1
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: spiny lobster
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Grab a seat on the upper deck under the wisteria, and try the Low Country linguine with sautéed crawfish and mushrooms ($13) or seafood ravioli with dill sauce ($14).
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Media: Euronews The muddy trail theme coincides with crawfish, Lichenstein-Meaux said.
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The Burketts' 15-year-old son Keenan and 12-year-old daughter Josilyn take their brother Mastin to look for crawfish in the creek behind their new home.
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There was a massive on-site crawfish boil, served with corn and generous globs of butter, as well jambalaya and beer—an appropriately decadent feast for a pre-Mardi Gras party.
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The crawfish come by express mail, in a Styrofoam box.
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Oh, and the crawfish must be completely eaten and the heads sucked.
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The first is a family-style seafood boil from 1 to 9 p.m. July 14 with all-you-can-eat crawfish, shrimp, clams, sausage, corn on the cob, cornbread and salads for $28.
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Bourdain hangs out with locals in Mamou and learns about their roots, goes hunting, attends crawfish boils, and of course, does a whole lot of eating.
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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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