crabmeat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crabmeat
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
Her recipe yields two pies from one pound of crab, which is a bargain in my book, and you don't even have to use the highest grade of crabmeat for these to be wonderful.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2024
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
The highest grade of crabmeat is known as "jumbo lump."
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2023
It was thick with leeks, carrots, barley, and turnips white and yellow, along with clams and chunks of cod and crabmeat, swimming in a stock of heavy cream and butter.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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