Definition of Shrimp cocktail

1. Noun. A cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce.

Generic synonyms: Cocktail
Terms within: Prawn, Shrimp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrimp Cocktail

shrill
shrilled
shriller
shrillest
shrillier
shrilling
shrilling(a)
shrillness
shrillnesses
shrills
shrilly
shrimp
shrimp-fish
shrimp Newburg
shrimp cocktail (current term)
shrimp sauce
shrimpboat
shrimpboats
shrimpburger
shrimpburgers
shrimped
shrimper
shrimperies
shrimpers
shrimpery
shrimpfish
shrimpier
shrimpiest
shrimpiness

Literary usage of Shrimp cocktail

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

1. The Cookbook for Men Whose Wives Don't Cook by Christopher Hamilton (2006)
"shrimp cocktail Shrimp. Well, I will say that a nice shrimp fried in garlic butter is a nice side for a steak. Otherwise I think we should leave the shrimp ..."

2. Cruising Cuisine for Home Entertaining by Elena Vakhrenova (2002)
"MEDITERRANEAN shrimp cocktail This recipe is from a chef I met cruising near ... He made this simple shrimp cocktail special by adding an unusual spiced ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations 21 Food and Drugs: Parts 100 to 169 Revised as by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"... the name of the seafood ingredient followed by the word "cocktail" (eg, shrimp cocktail, crabmeat cocktail) and a statement of the percentage by weight ..."

4. Adventure Guide to the Champlain and Hudson River Valleys: Including the by Patricia Foulke, Robert Foulke (2001)
"... include shrimp cocktail, clams on the half-shell, shrimp scampi, herring in sour cream and a crock of baked onion soup. Entrées include filet mignon, ..."

5. The Practical Hotel Steward by John Tellman (1913)
"1912 shrimp cocktail 35 Wine Herring 60 Filet of Anchovies 40 Cr.lery 25 Manzanilla Olives 25 Radishes 20 sweet Mangoes 20 Chutney 20 Chow-Chow 20 Pickled ..."

6. British Virgin Islands Alive! by Harriet Greenberg, Douglas Greenberg (2005)
"Filet mignon, rib lamb chops or pork chops are served with a starch and vegetable. Starters include shrimp cocktail, ..."

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