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crawfished

crawfished is the simple past and past participle of crawfish.

Meaning of crawfish

Verb

crawfish (third-person singular simple present crawfishes, present participle crawfishing, simple past and past participle crawfished)

  1. (intransitive) To fish for crawfish.
    • As a matter of fact I had to go off at a moment's notice to arrange our connection at the coast. Fellow owning the bungalow wanted to crawfish.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  2. (Southern US, colloquial, intransitive) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
    • I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.1968, Charles Portis, True Grit

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Questions about crawfished

What is crawfished the simple past and past participle of?
Crawfished is the simple past and past participle of crawfish.

Words near crawfished in the dictionary

  1. crawdaddy
  2. crawdads
  3. crawed
  4. Crawf
  5. crawfish
  6. crawfished
  7. crawfisher
  8. crawfisherman
  9. crawfishermen
  10. crawfishers
  11. crawfishes

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