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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.


crabstick

/ ˈæˌɪ /

noun

  1. a stick, cane, or cudgel made of crab-apple wood
  2. informal.
    a bad-tempered person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crabstick1

First recorded in 1695–1705; crab 2 + stick 1
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At Omusubi Gonbei, look for puck-size creamy crabstick croquettes and baskets of karaage, nubbly fried chicken.

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Ever fancied a prawn with your pint or a crabstick instead of the obligatory end-of-night kebab?

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There is nothing appetising about the photo of one, it looks like a crabstick with a bad case of excema.

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The fellow looked sheepish, and turning away, proceeded to take liberties with other people less dangerous p. 388to meddle with than old crabstick. 

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“Richard Penlake a crabstick would take And show her that he was the stronger.”

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