crawfish
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
If Darby was an angel I'd mash him under my heel just the same; we've gone too far to start crawfishing.
The Sky Line of Spruce | Edison MarshallJerry at first was inclined to scepticism, and accused Bud of crawfishing at the last minute.
Cow-Country | B. M. BowerThen he had the impertinence to stroll down to the brook, and rally the new addition to the crawfishing party.
Two Knapsacks | John CampbellBut when you talked with me a little while ago you were crawfishing!
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
British Dictionary definitions for crawfish
/ (ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ) /
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