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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


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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

It is creamy, rich and its modestly seasoned base delivers the flavor of the crabmeat as though presenting it on a silver platter; it is simple but divine.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 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

If you grew up on the water, as my husband, Tom, did, your love affair with crabmeat started early.

From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2023

Jinny rose to carry the crabmeat to the pot, but she couldn’t bring herself to laugh at his joke.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

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