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craw|fish — «KR FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish, verb. –n. = crayfish. (Cf. ↑crayfish) –v.i. U.S. Informal. to back out of something; retreat: »We took down everything he said, but he crawfished. He didn t name a name (Harper s). ╂[ … Useful english dictionary
craw — craw·dad; craw·ley; craw·lie; craw·thump·er; yama·craw; craw; craw·fish; craw·dab; … English syllables
fish — bony·fish; chen·fish; cray·fish; fish; fish·abil·i·ty; fish·able; fish·ber·ry; fish·er; fish·er·man; fish·ery; fish·gig; fish·hook; fish·ify; fish·i·ly; fish·man; fish·plate; gore·fish; gui·tar·fish; kil·li·fish; king·fish·er; klip·fish;… … English syllables
-fish — Crawfish Craw fish (kr[add] f[i^]sh ), Crayfish Cray fish (kr[=a] f[i^]sh ), n.; pl. { fishes} or { fish}. [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. [ e]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending fish arose from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fish (Chanteur) — Fish lors d un concert en Allemagne Nom William Derek Dick Naissance 25 avril 1958 … Wikipédia en Français
Fish (chanteur) — Fish lors d un concert en Allemagne Nom William Derek Dick Naissance 25 avril 1958 Dalkeith (Écoss … Wikipédia en Français
Fish maw — Maw Maw, n. [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG. mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. [root]103.] 1. A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; now used only of the lower… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crawfish — craw·fish … English syllables
crawfish — Ⅰ. craw·fish (krô’fĭsh′) n. Chiefly Southern & Midland US ▸ Variant of CRAYFISH(Cf. ↑crayfish). intr.v. craw·fished, craw·fish·ing, craw·fish·es Informal ▸ To withdraw from an undertaking. Ⅱ … Word Histories
crawfish — craw•fish [[t]ˈkrɔˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es 1) ivt crayfish 2) inf Informal. to back out of a commitment or retreat from a position • Etymology: 1615–25; earlier crafish, cravish, cravis <… … From formal English to slang
