crawdad

noun

craw·​dad ˈkrȯ-ˌdad How to pronounce crawdad (audio)
: crayfish sense 1
used chiefly west of the Appalachians

Examples of crawdad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The festival was not affiliated with the crawdad festival held this weekend at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Lezlie Sterling, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024 Mike Ellis of Stockton celebrated Father’s Day Sunday with his wife Cristina and sons Mario, 6, and Valentino, 4, who wore a red crawdad hat. Lezlie Sterling, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024 Of course, live bait such as worms, crawdads, and small baitfish work well for catching both species. Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023 During long periods of low water, baitfish and crawdads are confined to constricted pools. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for crawdad 

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Word History

Etymology

alteration of crawfish

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crawdad was circa 1905

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“Crawdad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawdad. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

crawdad

noun
craw·​dad ˈkrȯ-ˌdad How to pronounce crawdad (audio)
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