have a crow to pull

verb

To have a point of contention (with someone); to have a bone to pick.

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Meanings

verbhave a crow to pull (third-person singular simple present has a crow to pull, present participle having a crow to pull, simple past and past participle had a crow to pull)

present singular third person has a crow to pull · participle present having a crow to pull · participle past had a crow to pull · past had a crow to pull · alternative have a crow to pluck · alternative have a crow to pick

  1. obsoleteTo have a point of contention (with someone); to have a bone to pick.

    Philip, the King of Macedon, who had so many crowes to pul with the Romanes, […] resolved at last to seize upon al their children whom he had caused to be murthered, that so he might day by day one after another rid the world of them, and so establish his safety.

    , II.27
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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have a crow to pull,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20crow%20to%20pull.

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