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A craw is also known as a gizzard, and is the organ in birds where the animal's food is digested - they do not have stomachs with acid like we do, but instead swallow sand and small pebbles to break down their food. People observed that birds which swallowed smaller stones or even sand were lighter in weight, and thus able to move more quickly and escape the farmer more easily when he decided on a chicken or duck dinner. The expression "sand in your craw" has come to mean someone who is feisty or plucky, like the bird fighting for its life against the farmer. If you don't have much sand, you are not courageous or feisty. Often, the phrase was shortened to just "to have sand." Oh, and "warn't" is just dialect for "wasn't."
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What does sand in your craw mean?
"Sand in your craw" is an expression that comes from Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It refers to someone who is feisty and full of spice.
What does the cowboy slang 'sand' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! Sand and grit meant courage to a cowboy. The saying was that a true Westerner had sand in his craw which made him courageous.
Is sand a verb?
In one way, yes. If you mean 'sand' as in 'At the beach the sand was very hot' than it's a noun. If you say 'I am going to sand this piece of wood' then it will be a verb. So it depends.Hope this helps! :)Isabella246
What does buffet mean?
Buffet means like all you can eat. Buffet can also mean to hit. For instance, if you were walking through a sandstorm, sand would be flying at your face and would hit you. Thus, you would be buffeted by the sand. == ==
What does the idiom hand in the sand mean?
I think the Runescape developers probably originally envisioned Clarence the wizard's head being found in the sand (head in the sand) but then later realized if you found his head first there wouldn't really be a mystery or quest to solve since it would be obvious who it belonged to, being his head and all. So they changed it to hand but left the pun I guess.
What does sand in your craw mean?
"Sand in your craw" is an expression that comes from Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It refers to someone who is feisty and full of spice.
What does the cowboy slang 'sand' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! Sand and grit meant courage to a cowboy. The saying was that a true Westerner had sand in his craw which made him courageous.
What is a sand?
Well, do you mean a sand SPIT?
How much sand for 1.5 pump?
I am assuming you mean 1.5 horse power pump.. Pumps do not take sand, the filter does. I would need to know the make and model of the filter to tell the amount of sand
What does sable mean in French?
covered with sand.
How do you set up a sand filter?
Do you mean how do you install a sand filter?.
How much sand does it take to fill 269 sq ft to 2?
If you mean 2 inches, convert that to feet. Then multiply the area by the height. The answer will be the volume of the sand, in cubic feet.
How much sand in a 50lb bag of play sand?
50 pounds
254 square ft with 2 inches of sand how much sand do you need?
about 4.8 ton of sand
What is Aquarium Sand?
You mean substrate?
What does surs mean in English?
Sand
What is the Latin word for sand?
arena, arenae is for sand/grains of sand. You can use pulvis, pulveris to mean dust or powder.
