cray
or cray cray, cray-cray
[krey or krey-krey]
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Origin of cray
by shortening or reduplication
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Examples from the Web for cray
Contemporary Examples
The second upped the ante, taking aim at “cray,” “jelly,” “literally,” “teehee,” and “totes.”
Historical Examples
The English lobster is a species, our cray fish is another, our prawn is another.
On the Study of ZoologyThomas H. Huxley
And Cray lay in a deck-chair, gasping as for life, but alive.
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
Colonel Cray leaned forward a little and clutched the tablecloth.
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
Colonel Cray was regarding his host with a strange and steady stare.
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
"I'm positive, from what he said, that he'll be back some time to-morrow," Cray reassured her.
A Modern Chronicle, CompleteWinston Churchill
cray
- Australian and NZ informal a crayfish
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