"crabstick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crabsticks [plural]
Etymology: From crab (“wild apple”) + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crab|stick|gloss1=wild apple|id1=apple}} crab (“wild apple”) + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} crabstick (plural crabsticks)
  1. (now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-crabstick-en-noun-g57LG3ry Disambiguation of Foods: 37 29 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 17 37
  2. (obsolete) A crabby, ill-tempered person. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-crabstick-en-noun-0dcyG8AW Disambiguation of Foods: 37 29 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 17 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crab-stick, crab stick
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: crabsticks [plural]
Etymology: From crab (“crustacean”) + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crab|stick|gloss1=crustacean|id1=crustacean}} crab (“crustacean”) + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} crabstick (plural crabsticks)
  1. A processed food, made of surimi to somewhat resemble the legs of a crab. Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: imitation crab stick, crab surimi stick, sea legs Translations (processed seafood): 仿蟹柳 (Chinese Cantonese), 蟹肉棒 (xièròubàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 蟳味棒 (Chinese Mandarin), 𫊻味棒 (xúnwèibàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 蟹柳 (xièliǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), krabí tyčinky (Czech), surimipuikko (Finnish), stik kepiting (Indonesian), カニカマ (Japanese), 게맛살 (gematsal) (Korean), крабовые палочки (krabovyje paločki) (Russian), ปูอัด (bpuu-àt) (Thai), крабові палички (krabovi palyčky) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-crabstick-en-noun-JPVbdYTq Disambiguation of Foods: 37 29 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 17 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crab-stick, crab stick
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "processed seafood",
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