crowbait

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noun

An old, emaciated horse.

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Meanings

nouncrowbait (plural crowbaits)

plural crowbaits

  1. USattributiveoftenAn old, emaciated horse.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows

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crow-bait
Broader
saddle horseriding horsemount

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From crow + bait.

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Cite this entry
APA

crowbait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowbait

MLA

“crowbait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowbait. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crowbait,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowbait.

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