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craw

[kraw]

Origin

noun

the crop of a bird or insect.

the stomach of an animal.

Idiom

stick in one's craw, to cause considerable or abiding resentment; rankle: She said I was pompous, and that really stuck in my craw.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English crawe, probably akin to crag²

Can be confused: craw, crawl, crow.

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craw (krɔː)

—n
1.	a less common word for crop
2.	the stomach of an animal
3.	informal stick in one's craw, stick in one's throat to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe

[C14: related to Middle High German krage, Middle Dutch crāghe neck, Icelandic kragi collar]

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Word Origin & History

craw

O.E. *cræg "throat," a Gmc. word of obscure origin.

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Idioms & Phrases

craw

see stick in one's craw.