crabstick

/krab-stik/US // ˈkræbˌstɪk //UK // (ˈkræbˌstɪk) //

蟹肉棒,螃蟹棒,蟹钳,螃蟹杆

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a stick, cane, or club made of wood, especially of the crab tree.
- : an ill-tempered, grouchy person; crosspatch.

The rider applied the crabstick more vigorously than before.
What an old crabstick like me can see in you is just the very last thing that a dainty young girl wants.
Crabstick would go down and fetch for her a cup of tea,—and just a morsel of something to eat.
Lizzie jumped out of bed, and admitted her friend, admitting also Patience Crabstick.
All which Crabstick knew, and would often declare her missus to be "of all missuses the most slyest and least come-at-able."