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crab stick

Today it means: A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club. Full definition →

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crab stick · noun¹

From crab (“wild apple”) + stick.

crab stick · noun²

From crab (“crustacean”) + stick.

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