yabby
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yab·by
also yab·bie (yăb′ē)n. pl. yab·bies
Any of several freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax of Australia, especially C. destructor, commonly raised for food.
[Wemba-wemba (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) yabij.]
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yabby
(ˈjæbɪ) oryabbie
n, pl -bies
1. (Animals) a small freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax, esp C. destructor
2. (Fishing) Also called: nipper a marine prawn used as bait
vb, -bies, -bying or -bied
(Fishing) (intr) to go out to catch yabbies
[from a native Australian language]
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yabby
Past participle: yabbied
Gerund: yabbying
| Imperative |
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| yabby |
| yabby |
| Present |
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| I yabby |
| you yabby |
| he/she/it yabbies |
| we yabby |
| you yabby |
| they yabby |
| Preterite |
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| I yabbied |
| you yabbied |
| he/she/it yabbied |
| we yabbied |
| you yabbied |
| they yabbied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am yabbying |
| you are yabbying |
| he/she/it is yabbying |
| we are yabbying |
| you are yabbying |
| they are yabbying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have yabbied |
| you have yabbied |
| he/she/it has yabbied |
| we have yabbied |
| you have yabbied |
| they have yabbied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was yabbying |
| you were yabbying |
| he/she/it was yabbying |
| we were yabbying |
| you were yabbying |
| they were yabbying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had yabbied |
| you had yabbied |
| he/she/it had yabbied |
| we had yabbied |
| you had yabbied |
| they had yabbied |
| Future |
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| I will yabby |
| you will yabby |
| he/she/it will yabby |
| we will yabby |
| you will yabby |
| they will yabby |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have yabbied |
| you will have yabbied |
| he/she/it will have yabbied |
| we will have yabbied |
| you will have yabbied |
| they will have yabbied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be yabbying |
| you will be yabbying |
| he/she/it will be yabbying |
| we will be yabbying |
| you will be yabbying |
| they will be yabbying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been yabbying |
| you have been yabbying |
| he/she/it has been yabbying |
| we have been yabbying |
| you have been yabbying |
| they have been yabbying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been yabbying |
| you will have been yabbying |
| he/she/it will have been yabbying |
| we will have been yabbying |
| you will have been yabbying |
| they will have been yabbying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been yabbying |
| you had been yabbying |
| he/she/it had been yabbying |
| we had been yabbying |
| you had been yabbying |
| they had been yabbying |
| Conditional |
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| I would yabby |
| you would yabby |
| he/she/it would yabby |
| we would yabby |
| you would yabby |
| they would yabby |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have yabbied |
| you would have yabbied |
| he/she/it would have yabbied |
| we would have yabbied |
| you would have yabbied |
| they would have yabbied |
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