CRAW

craw, crop

(noun) a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Craw (plural Craws)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Craw is the 21736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1197 individuals. Craw is most common among White (87.89%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

craw (plural craws)

(archaic) The stomach of an animal.

The crop of a bird.

Synonyms

• crop

• gullet

Verb

craw (third-person singular simple present craws, present participle crawing, simple past and past participle crawed)

(archaic) To caw, crow.

Source: Wiktionary


Craw (kr), n. Etym: [Akin to D. kraag neck, collar, G. kragen, Sw. kr craw, Dan. kro, and possibly to Gr.bronchus), or Crag neck.] (Zoöl.) (a) The crop of a bird. (b) The stomach of an animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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