crabstick

[ krab-stik ]

noun
  1. a stick, cane, or club made of wood, especially of the crab tree.

  2. an ill-tempered, grouchy person; crosspatch.

Origin of crabstick

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; crab2 + stick1

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British Dictionary definitions for crabstick

crabstick

/ (ˈkræbˌstɪk) /


noun
  1. a stick, cane, or cudgel made of crab-apple wood

  2. informal a bad-tempered person

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