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CROW-BAIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crow-bait mean?
• CROW-BAIT (noun)
The noun CROW-BAIT has 1 sense:
1. an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
Familiarity information: CROW-BAIT 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 ("crow-bait" is a kind of...):
mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)
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