Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crab stick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: crab -stick
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.

Archaic

noun

A crabby, ill-tempered person.

Obsolete

noun

A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab.

Example Sentences

"[O]ne of them who appeared to have the most spirit had a knotted crab-stick in his hand, and insisted that the Irishman should not leave the company, till he had first given satisfaction for the insult he had committed on them all."

Etymology

From crab (“wild apple”) + stick.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

crab sticks (plural) crab-stick (alternative) crabstick (alternative)

Phrases

crab cake fish stick

Frequently Paired Words

crab cake fish stick

Synonyms

imitation crab stick crab surimi stick sea legs

Questions

What does crab stick mean?: A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
Where does crab stick come from?: From crab (“wild apple”) + stick.

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