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CROWBAIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crowbait mean?
• CROWBAIT (noun)
The noun CROWBAIT has 1 sense:
1. an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
Familiarity information: CROWBAIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
crow-bait; crowbait
Hypernyms ("crowbait" is a kind of...):
mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)
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