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crabmeat

American  
[krab-meet] / ˈkræbˌmit /

noun

  1. the parts of a crab used for food.


Etymology

Origin of crabmeat

crab 1 + meat

Example Sentences

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The final meal before that climb consisted of freeze-dried crabmeat, tea and Jell-O.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

They make on average of US$2.50 to $4.00 for every pound of crabmeat they pick.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2023

Reportedly contracting ptomaine from poisonous crabmeat en route from Alaska, Harding was ordered to bed rest on his train.

From Seattle Times Jul. 13, 2023

Whether you had your own crab traps off the end of your dock or your family bought fresh crabmeat from a local market, you came to understand at an early age that crabmeat was special.

From Salon Mar. 9, 2023

They didn’t have to wait three hours for a pitiful can of crabmeat!

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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