crawjinny

[Note: Parts of this entry were previously at crawdad.]

crawjinny n Also craw molly

= crawfish n B1.

1940 Stong Hawkeyes 249 IA, We seined “crawjinnies” for bait in quiet pools and let these minuscule freshwater shrimps try out the strength of their claws on our little fingers. 1986 Pederson LAGS Concordance (Crawfish) 1 inf, neTN, Craw mollies.