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crawfish

[ UK /kɹˈɔːfɪʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹɔˌfɪʃ/ ]
VERB
  1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
    He backed out of his earlier promise
    The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
    We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
NOUN
  1. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
  2. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
  3. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

How To Use crawfish In A Sentence

  • The bisque is a recipe for "Belzoni Crawfish Rice and Corn" and is found on pages 84 and 85. Blogger News Network
  • Crawfish King and Hot Space attempted to challenge their unbeaten rival on the backstretch but were no match for Lost in the Fog, who was ridden out after gaining a commanding five-length lead entering the stretch.
  • Sauteed in garlic butter with crawfish and kohlrabi is a cajun delicacy. Ewwww, cont'd (Jack Bog's Blog)
  • The crawfish has a tail, and five fins on it; and the round-backed carid has a tail and four fins; the squilla also has fins at the tail on either side. The History of Animals
  • Now I've got zydeco playing in my head and I want crawfish boil and some of that rosemint tea for breakfast.
  • Last year I was in New Orleans and had plenty of gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish étouffée.
  • I will bait with whole minnows, crawfish or catalpa worms ... oh ... those catalpa worms, um um um! I know some of you have used trot lines. I want to know how you put on your bait.
  • Maybe her experience with crawfish boils made her more open to the joys of labor-intensive feasts.
  • Fish regularly shoal in the area; and within the rocky ledges enormous crabs, lobsters and the occasional crawfish take advantage of the fact that they are rarely visited or fished for.
  • Down the silvery cascade he glided and whirled away through the running water, frightening the minnows and miller's thumbs lying among the stones in the shallow places, and startling the crawfishes and little fresh water lobsters hidden under the hollow banks. The Magic Soap Bubble
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