crabstick

See also: crab stick

English

Etymology 1

crab +‎ stick (crab being the tree species)

Noun

crabstick (plural crabsticks)

  1. A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
  2. A crabby, ill-tempered person.
Translations

Etymology 2
crabsticks

crab (“the sea creature”) +‎ stick

Noun

crabstick (plural crabsticks)

  1. A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab.
Translations

References
  • Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language. International Edition. combined with Britannica World Language Dictionary. Chicago-London etc., Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc., 1965.
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