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Definition of Crab cocktail
1. Noun. A cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crab Cocktail
Literary usage of Crab cocktail
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)
"Same as crab cocktail, Victor (see March 24), with the addition of a little
whipped cream on top. Cottage fried potatoes. Slice three potatoes of medium ..."
2. The Portland Woman's Exchange Cook Book by Portland Woman's Exchange (Or.) (1913)
"... halibut cheeks. lt may also be served cold with crab flakes or used in crab
cocktail, substituting 1 teaspoon olive oil for the butter and mixing cold. ..."
3. Alaska, an Empire in the Making by John Jasper Underwood (1913)
"Seward, the crab cocktail which headed the bill-of-fare was eliminated. The meal
began with Indian relish, pickled cucumbers, ..."
4. The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the by Henry Louis Mencken (1921)
"114, 420 cow-country, 176 cow-creature, 149 cowhide, v., 55 coyote, 352 cozy,
225, 240 crab-cocktail, 126 Cracker, 41 cracker, 63, 64, 114, ..."
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