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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club..
[O]ne of them who appeared to have the most spirit had a knotted crab-stick in his hand, and insisted that the Irishman should not leave the company, till he had first given satisfaction for the insult he had committed on them all.
Use crabstick when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crabstick means (now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club..
Common synonyms include imitation crab stick, crab surimi stick, sea legs.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[O]ne of them who appeared to have the most spirit had a knotted crab-stick in his hand, and insisted that the Irishman should not leave the company, till he had first given satisfaction for the insult he had committed on them all.
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