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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

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

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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