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Definition of Crawdads
1. crawdad [n] - See also: crawdad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crawdads
Literary usage of Crawdads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mary Jane Down South by Clara Ingram Judson (1919)
"And it really was funny to see those wiggling little crawdads squirm themselves
out of sight in the sand in such a jiffy! Just a wiggle, wiggle, ..."
2. Woodland Idyls by Willis Stanley Blatchley (1912)
"The one which was fishing for "crawdads" heard and on the instant acted.
Glancing quickly up and around it too saw me just behind it and with a cackle of ..."
3. The Kid Has Gone to the Colors: And Other Verse by William Herschell (1917)
"The crawdads, they said, were sea monsters Instead of diminutives frail; The
sunfish that scooted to safety They called "Old man ..."
4. Adventure Guide to the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park by Bruce Morris (2004)
"This smorgasbord of delights doesn't come cheap, but your $22.50 gets as much
shrimp, crab legs, yellowtail, oysters and crawdads as you can eat. ..."
5. Costa Rica Alive! by Bruce Morris (2002)
"... lobster and langostinos (small, lobster-like crustaceans similar to crawdads)
are wonderful, but usually expensive. Beef is not normally grain-fed, ..."
6. Take It to Your Seat Writing Centers, Grades 5-6 by Sandi Johnson (2005)
"After school, I would catch crawdads for Grandpa. He would beam with pride when
my bucket was full. He would tell his buddies that his granddaughter's ..."
7. Mary Jane Down South by Clara Ingram Judson (1919)
"And it really was funny to see those wiggling little crawdads squirm themselves
out of sight in the sand in such a jiffy! Just a wiggle, wiggle, ..."
8. Woodland Idyls by Willis Stanley Blatchley (1912)
"The one which was fishing for "crawdads" heard and on the instant acted.
Glancing quickly up and around it too saw me just behind it and with a cackle of ..."
9. The Kid Has Gone to the Colors: And Other Verse by William Herschell (1917)
"The crawdads, they said, were sea monsters Instead of diminutives frail; The
sunfish that scooted to safety They called "Old man ..."
10. Adventure Guide to the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park by Bruce Morris (2004)
"This smorgasbord of delights doesn't come cheap, but your $22.50 gets as much
shrimp, crab legs, yellowtail, oysters and crawdads as you can eat. ..."
11. Costa Rica Alive! by Bruce Morris (2002)
"... lobster and langostinos (small, lobster-like crustaceans similar to crawdads)
are wonderful, but usually expensive. Beef is not normally grain-fed, ..."
12. Take It to Your Seat Writing Centers, Grades 5-6 by Sandi Johnson (2005)
"After school, I would catch crawdads for Grandpa. He would beam with pride when
my bucket was full. He would tell his buddies that his granddaughter's ..."
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