crabstick

== English == === Alternative forms === crab-stick, crab stick === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From crab (“wild apple”) +‎ stick. ==== Noun ==== crabstick (plural crabsticks) (now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club. (obsolete) A crabby, ill-tempered person. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From crab (“crustacean”) +‎ stick. ==== Noun ==== crabstick (plural crabsticks) A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab. ===== Synonyms ===== imitation crab stick crab surimi stick sea legs ===== Related terms ===== ===== 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.