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Webster 1828 Edition


Craw-fish

CRAW-FISH

, CRAY-FISH,
Noun.
[Craw is contracted form crab, or from the Welsh crag, a shell. See Crab.] A species of Cancer or crab, a crustaceous fish, found in streams. It resembles the lobster, but is smaller, and is esteemed very delicate food.