Sekirov Dictionary

yabby

/ˈjæb.i/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

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(Australia) Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia.
- Wiradjuri people in New South Wales also built large dams, and then carried fish and yabbies in coolamons over large distances to stock the new waterholes. — 2018
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(Australia) A species of marine ghost shrimp, Trypaea australiensis, widely harvested by recreational anglers as bait; a nipper.
- Putting the yabby on a hook takes a little care and hook sizes need to match the physical dimensions of the yabby. — 2007

verb2

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To search, forage, or fish for yabbies.
- He would have known the Merri well, given the affinity between boys and creeks, and he probably fished and yabbied there. — 2005
(Nigeria, slang) To show disrespect by denouncing or insulting; to diss.

forms

yabbied · yabbying · yabbies

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