crowbait

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Noun crowbait has 1 sense

crowbait, crow-bait - an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
--₁ is a kind of saddle horse, riding horse, mount

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Crowbait

Definition:

1. (noun) A derogatory term used to describe a weak or frail person; someone who is easily dominated or defeated.

2. (noun) An equine term referring to a horse that is in extremely poor condition, often undernourished or sickly-looking.

3. (adjective) Informal term used to describe something that is of very poor quality or ineffective.

Examples:

1. The bullies at school always targeted the small, scrawny boy, calling him crowbait.

2. It was heartbreaking to see the neglected mare in the field, clearly a crowbait horse.

3. The shoddy workmanship of the new furniture made it clear that it was nothing but crowbait.