Crawshay

C3R1A1W4S1H4A1Y4
/ˈkɹɔːʃeɪ/

proper noun

A surname.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

proper nounCrawshay (plural Crawshays)

plural Crawshays

  1. A surname.

    One portion of the public had flown to arms because Mr. Crawshay had jocularly talked of sending a sweep and a sootbag in the third-class train to keep respectable people out.

    1851, A History of the English Railway, John Francis, page 103
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APA

Crawshay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawshay

MLA

“Crawshay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawshay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crawshay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crawshay.

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