roman catholics, so called from their beating their breasts in the confession of their sins. see brisket beater, and breast fleet.
·noun The crop of a bird. II. Craw ·noun The stomach of an <<Animal>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
n. a variant of cray-fish (q.v.). ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris