Definitions
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Word origin
1620s, folk etymology from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.
Used in a sentence
“As a matter of fact I had to go off at a moment's notice to arrange our connection at the coast. Fellow owning the bungalow wanted to crawfish.”
“I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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