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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

Top with crabmeat, garnishes and the smallest swirl of olive oil.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 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

It was hard work getting full on the scraps of crabmeat.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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