Definition of Crab legs

1. Noun. Legs of especially Alaska king crabs.

Generic synonyms: Crab, Crabmeat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crab Legs

crab-eating opossum
crab-eating raccoon
crab-eating seal
crab Louis
crab apple
crab boil
crab boils
crab burger
crab burgers
crab cactus
crab canon
crab canons
crab cocktail
crab hand
crab legs (current term)
crab lice
crab mentality
crab plover
crab spider
crab spiders
crab yaws
crabapple
crabapple jelly
crabapples
crabbed
crabbedly
crabbedness
crabbednesses

Literary usage of Crab legs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler (1919)
"JUNE 3 BREAKFAST LUNCHEON Omelet with parsley Eggs en cocotte, D'Uxelles Preserved pears crab legs, a la Stock Coffee French fried potatoes Rolls English ..."

2. Georgia and the Carolinas by Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (1999)
"... broccoli and carrots with spiced steamed shrimp ($8.99) or the Steamed Combo, a choice of three from shrimp, clams, crab legs and veggies ($15.99). ..."

3. Regeneration by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1901)
"A comparison of the legs of the crab with the walking legs of the crayfish, or of the lobster, shows that the groove in the crab's legs corresponds to a ..."

4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"... thirty-six hours, but many more remain clinging to the crab's legs. Their behavior to lady crabs, however, — males as well as females, ..."

5. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, Yale University (1911)
"There are however but eight crab legs, one pair not being represented, unless the human legs were intended to take the place of those 1 Globus, ..."

6. Adventure Guide to the Chesapeake Bay by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2000)
"Crabs, crab cakes and snow crab legs are market price. From Routes 2/4, take Route 264 west to the end, Oyster House Rd., ..."

7. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler (1919)
"JUNE 3 BREAKFAST LUNCHEON Omelet with parsley Eggs en cocotte, D'Uxelles Preserved pears crab legs, a la Stock Coffee French fried potatoes Rolls English ..."

8. Georgia and the Carolinas by Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (1999)
"... broccoli and carrots with spiced steamed shrimp ($8.99) or the Steamed Combo, a choice of three from shrimp, clams, crab legs and veggies ($15.99). ..."

9. Regeneration by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1901)
"A comparison of the legs of the crab with the walking legs of the crayfish, or of the lobster, shows that the groove in the crab's legs corresponds to a ..."

10. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"... thirty-six hours, but many more remain clinging to the crab's legs. Their behavior to lady crabs, however, — males as well as females, ..."

11. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, Yale University (1911)
"There are however but eight crab legs, one pair not being represented, unless the human legs were intended to take the place of those 1 Globus, ..."

12. Adventure Guide to the Chesapeake Bay by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2000)
"Crabs, crab cakes and snow crab legs are market price. From Routes 2/4, take Route 264 west to the end, Oyster House Rd., ..."

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