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Definitions for craw
krɔcraw
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Princeton's WordNet
craw, cropnoun
a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
Wiktionary
crawnoun
The stomach of an animal.
crawnoun
The crop of a bird.
crawverb
to caw, crow, for certain birds to make their cry
Etymology: Akin to (whence Danish and German)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Crawnoun
The crop or first stomach of birds.
Etymology: kroe, Danish.
In birds there is no mastication, or comminution of the meat in the mouth; but in such as are not carnivorous, it is immediately swallowed into the crop or craw, or at least into a kind of ante-stomach, which I have observed in many, especially piscivorous birds. John Ray, on the Creation.
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craw
A craw is a part of a bird's or a crustacean's digestive system, typically used for storing ingested food temporarily before further digestion. In general terms, it can also refer to the stomach or throat of any animal. Figuratively, it is used in expressions like "stick in one's craw" which means to cause a feeling of irritation or resentment.
Webster Dictionary
Crawnoun
the crop of a bird
Crawnoun
the stomach of an animal
Etymology: [Akin to D. kraag neck, collar, G. kragen, Sw. krfva craw, Dan. kro, and possibly to Gr. (E. bronchus), or bro`chqos throat. 25. Cf. Crag neck.]
Wikidata
Craw
Craw is an independent band from Cleveland, Ohio, USA. They belong to the harder-edged branch of the math rock or post rock movement, in the same category as bands such as Colossamite, Keelhaul, Zeni Geva, Dazzling Killmen, and Ruins.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Craw
kraw, n. the crop, throat, or first stomach of fowls: the stomach of animals generally. [M. E. crawe; not found in A.S.; cf. Dut. kraag, neck.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CRAW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Craw is ranked #21736 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Craw surname appeared 1,197 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Craw.
87.8% or 1,052 total occurrences were White.
4.2% or 51 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
2.2% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.3% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of craw in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of craw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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