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Crawfish

//ˈkɹɔˌfɪʃ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish. Louisiana, Southern-US, Texas, US, Western, countable, especially, uncountable
  2. 2
    large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish. South-Africa, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster wordnet
  5. 5
    An English-Canadian. Used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé). Canada, Quebec, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
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  1. 6
    tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To fish for crawfish. intransitive
  2. 2
    make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity wordnet
  3. 3
    To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out). Southern-US, colloquial, intransitive

    "I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task."

Etymology

Etymology 1

1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.

Etymology 2

1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.

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