ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Craw

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kɹɔː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Craw is a noun meaning The crop of a bird.

Meaning

The crop of a bird.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic) The stomach of an animal.
  2. (archaic) To caw, crow.

Example Sentences

The night was now pitmirk; the wind soughed amid the head-stones and railings of the gentry, (for we must all die,) and the black corbies in the steeple-holes cackled and crawed in a fearsome manner.

Word Forms

Synonyms for craw

Depending on context, synonyms include crop, gullet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crop, gullet, scavenger, regurgitalith, predacean, meateater.

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