crawfish
[ kraw-fish ]
noun,plural (especially collectively) craw·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) craw·fish·es.
verb (used without object),craw·fished, craw·fish·ing.
Informal. to back out or retreat from a position or undertaking.
Origin of crawfish
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How to use crawfish in a sentence
This morning Buddy crawfished backward away from the brink of the overhanging rock.
The Red Debt | Everett MacDonaldHe crawfished cautiously toward this lone vehicle, dragging his rifle after him through the dust of the road.
The Red Debt | Everett MacDonaldAfter he had crawfished back to the table where the others were, none else offered to stir.
Old Judge Priest | Irvin S. CobbHe crawfished along the face of the slope, until he could see beyond it.
The Portygee | Joseph Crosby Lincoln
British Dictionary definitions for crawfish
crawfish
/ (ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ) /
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