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craw definition

craw (krô)

noun

  1. the crop of a bird or insect
  2. the stomach of any animal

Etymology: ME craue < OE *craga, akin to MLowG krage, MDu kraghe, Ger kragen, collar, orig., neck < IE base *gwer-, to swallow > L vorare, to devour

craw Idioms

to stick in the craw

or to stick in someone's craw
to be unacceptable or displeasing to someone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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