crowbait

crow·bait

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kroh-beyt]
- /ˈkroʊˌbeɪt/
- /krˈəʊbeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroh-beyt]
- /ˈkroʊˌbeɪt/

Definitions of crowbait word

noun crowbait an emaciated, worn-out horse or cow. 1
noun crowbait (US, figuratively) An old, emaciated horse. 0

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Origin of crowbait

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; crow1 + bait

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Parts of speech for Crowbait

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crowbait

crowbait popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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