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crabstick
/ ˈkræbˌstɪk /
noun
- a stick, cane, or cudgel made of crab-apple wood
- informal.a bad-tempered person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crabstick1
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Example Sentences
The rider applied the crabstick more vigorously than before.
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What an old crabstick like me can see in you is just the very last thing that a dainty young girl wants.
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Crabstick would go down and fetch for her a cup of tea,—and just a morsel of something to eat.
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Lizzie jumped out of bed, and admitted her friend, admitting also Patience Crabstick.
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All which Crabstick knew, and would often declare her missus to be "of all missuses the most slyest and least come-at-able."
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