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crappie
[ krap-ee ]
noun
, plural crap·pies, (especially collectively) crap·pie.
- either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus black crappie, or strawberry bass or P. annularis white crappie.
crappie
/ ˈkræpɪ /
noun
- either of two North American freshwater percoid food and game fishes, Pomoxis nigromaculatus ( black crappie ) or P. annularis ( white crappie ): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crappie1
First recorded in 1855–60, Americanism; from Canadian French crapet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crappie1
C19: from Canadian French crapet
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Example Sentences
Fishing is another option, and the stocked lake is full of bass, walleye, crappie and pickerel.
From Washington Post
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