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crawfish
[kraw-fish]
verb (used without object)
Informal.to back out or retreat from a position or undertaking.
crawfish
/ ˈɔːˌɪʃ /
noun
a variant (esp US) of crayfish
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
When Kelsey Barnard Clark won the sixteenth season of "Top Chef," set in Kentucky, she clinched victory with a dish that defied fine dining expectations: cornbread and buttermilk with crawfish, boiled peanuts, cucumber and watermelon.
“My parents think I’m on my camping trip. Plus I love beignets and po’boys and gumbo and pralines. Not crawfish though. I can’t eat anything that has eyes.”
“We are so excited,” James Clesi said as he dished out cajun crawfish dirty rice.
And while Louisianans are still buying and selling crawfish, a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils and a part of Louisiana’s “way of life,” the crisis can be felt across the state.
Adlar Stelly is 42 years old, which means it is fair to say that he has been involved in farming crawfish in Louisiana for just shy of 42 years.
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When To Use
Crawfish is another name for a crayfish, a freshwater crustacean related to the lobster but smaller.Crawfish is also sometimes used as the name of several similar saltwater crustaceans, especially the spiny lobster (also called the rock lobster).The plural of crawfish can be crawfish or crawfishes. When used as a plural, crawfish typically refers to them collectively, while crawfishes usually refers to two or more kinds or species (but this isn’t always the case).Crawfish aren’t fish—they’re shellfish. Other types of crustaceans include crabs, lobsters, and shrimp. There are several different species of both freshwater and saltwater crawfish. Freshwater ones are also referred to by the names crawdad and crawdaddy. Use of these terms varies by region.Crawfish can also be used as an informal verb meaning to back out of something or retreat—like a crawfish retreating under a rock.Example: When I was a kid, we used to catch crawfish in the creek.
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