- craw
- A slack-jawed yokel who prefers skinnin' coons to more intellectual endeavors.
The craw said, Look ma! Uh dead possum on that there street! We gonna eat high tonight!
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craw
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craw — craw·dad; craw·ley; craw·lie; craw·thump·er; yama·craw; craw; craw·fish; craw·dab; … English syllables
Craw — may refer to: Craw (band), a math rock band from Cleveland, Ohio Craw (surname), a surname (includes list) Crop (anatomy), or craw, an anatomical structure [[CRAw (institute)]], an abreviation of Centre de Recherche de l Agriculture Wallonne… … Wikipedia
Craw — est un groupe de rock indépendant américain situé dans la mouvance math rock/post rock et formé à Cleveland (Ohio) en 1987[1]. Leur premier album, éponyme, ne sortit cependant qu en 1997, et fut enregistré par Steve Albini, tout comme le suivant… … Wikipédia en Français
Craw — (kr[add]), n. [Akin to D. kraag neck, collar, G. kragen, Sw. kr[aum]fva craw, Dan. kro, and possibly to Gr. ???? (E. bronchus), or bro chqos throat. [root]25. Cf. {Crag} neck.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The crop of a bird. (b) The stomach of an animal.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
craw — [ krɔ ] noun stick in your craw if something sticks in your craw, it is so unpleasant or morally wrong that you cannot accept it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
craw — ► NOUN dated ▪ the crop of a bird or insect. ● stick in one s craw Cf. ↑stick in one s craw ORIGIN related to Dutch cr ghe or Low German krage neck, throat … English terms dictionary
craw — [krô] n. [ME craue < OE * craga, akin to MLowG krage, MDu kraghe, Ger kragen, collar, orig., neck < IE base * gwer , to swallow > L vorare, to devour] 1. the crop of a bird or insect 2. the stomach of any animal to stick in the craw or… … English World dictionary
craw — [kro: US kro:] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From an unrecorded Old English crawa stomach of a bird or animal ] →stick in your craw at ↑stick1 (11) … Dictionary of contemporary English
craw — O.E. *cræg throat, a Germanic word (Cf. M.Du. craghe neck, throat, O.H.G. chrago, Ger. Kragen collar, neck ), of obscure origin … Etymology dictionary
craw — /kraw/, n. 1. the crop of a bird or insect. 2. the stomach of an animal. 3. stick in one s craw, to cause considerable or abiding resentment; rankle: She said I was pompous, and that really stuck in my craw. [1350 1400; ME crawe, prob. akin to… … Universalium
craw — n. crop of a bird or insect to stick in smb. s craw ( to be distasteful to smb. ) * * * [krɔː] [ crop of a bird or insect] to stick in smb. s craw ( to be distasteful to smb. ) … Combinatory dictionary
