Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The edible flesh of a crab.
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- noun The
meat of acrab .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the edible flesh of any of various crabs
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Examples
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We could never find this in 30 years in San Francisco and frozen picked Dungeness crabmeat is among the most disgusting substances on the planet.
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"Pure fresh crabmeat is running 50 pesos for half a kilo"
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Pure fresh crabmeat is running 50 pesos for half a kilo so you put that with some cheap avacado, cucumber, rice and nori (sold at Walmart) and you have a California roll for almost nothing.
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I put no flavorings in the cakes, because I like the main taste to be the tender, succulent crabmeat, which is why my favorite food in the world is sauteed soft-shelled crab.
Maggie's Farm 2009
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Start by breaking down the crabmeat in a medium size mixing bowl with a large fork.
Anneli Rufus: SPAM Pie and Other Cooking Competition Winners Anneli Rufus 2011
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Start by breaking down the crabmeat in a medium size mixing bowl with a large fork.
Anneli Rufus: SPAM Pie and Other Cooking Competition Winners Anneli Rufus 2011
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Add crabmeat, parsley, ½ teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, and heavy cream and stir gently until heated, about 3 minutes.
Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011
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Cracking them open can be hard work, and you're going to get messy (a bib is provided), but the reward of large chunks of succulent crabmeat with a spicy kick makes it worth the effort.
After Hours: Singapore Alaistar Gale 2010
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Use spatula to fold uncovered half of omelet over crabmeat.
Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011
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Late in October, for example, it occurred to Eduard that if he cut a cherimoya a custard apple with green indented skin and a creamy white interior into thin slices, the flesh looked like crabmeat; now a dish with cherimoya and spider crab is on the menu.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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