Definition of Maine lobster

1. Noun. Flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas.

Exact synonyms: American Lobster, Northern Lobster
Group relationships: American Lobster, Homarus Americanus, Northern Lobster
Generic synonyms: Lobster

2. Noun. Lobster of Atlantic coast of America.
Exact synonyms: American Lobster, Homarus Americanus, Northern Lobster
Generic synonyms: True Lobster
Group relationships: Genus Homarus, Homarus
Terms within: American Lobster, Northern Lobster

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maine Lobster

Maiduguri
Maier
Maileresque
Mailerian
Maillard reaction
Maillol
Maimonidean
Maimonides
Main
Main Street
Maine
Maine Coon
Maine Coons
Maine law
Maine laws
Maine lobster
Mainer
Mainers
Maintenon
Mainz
Maire
Maisie
Maissiat's band
Maisy
Maitland
Maitreya
Maitreyan
Maj
Maja
Maja squinado

Literary usage of Maine lobster

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

1. Miami & the Florida Keys Alive! by Lisa Simundson (2001)
"Among the fresh fish entrees are snapper, swordfish, dolphin, maine lobster and stone crab claws. Feeling adventurous? Try the Chinese spiced grouper - a ..."

2. The Annual Report of the Secretary of Commerce by United States Dept. of Commerce (1913)
"maine lobster conference.—In view of the importance of the lobster industry of Maine and the activities of the Bureau in relation thereto, a conference was ..."

3. Reports of the Department of Commerce and Labor 1904-1912: Report of the by Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States (1905)
"During the spring months the maine lobster dealers send both sailing and steam smacks to Nova Scotia to secure cargoes, and this work is continued until ..."

4. Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of the Political by John Joseph Lalor (1883)
"It is located chiefly in Maine and the British provinces, and is carried on largely by means of Portland capital. The value of the maine lobster fishery ..."

5. The Latchstring to Maine Woods and Waters, by Walter Crane Emerson (1916)
"Likewise a culinary axiom, that a young and fresh maine lobster taken from the deep, cold waters of the coast, unspoiled by pound, car, or transportation, ..."

6. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature by London International Fisheries Exhibition (1884)
"Without its canning interests, the maine lobster fishery would lose much of its prestige, as the majority of the Lobsters canned are below the regulation ..."

7. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"... pan-seared yellowfin tuna with caramelized onions and whole grain mustard sauce, spaghetti with maine lobster, and herb-marinated grilled veal chop with ..."

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