king crab
noun
1
: horseshoe crab
2
: any of several very large crabs
especially : one (Paralithoides camtschaticus) of the North Pacific caught commercially for food
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Onders began texting with friends and relatives, inviting them over for a party and king crab legs to her house. 
Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Designers like Tanya Taylor, Markarian’s Alexandra O'Neill, and Kimberly Goldson dined on everything from a king crab salad to morel rigatoni. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2022 At Klaw, a hot new restaurant in Miami, managing partner George Atterbury has worked with Troika Seafood, a Norwegian seafood wholesaler, to bring in live red king crab from Finnmark County, Norway’s northernmost county. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 The new mold includes a lounge area meant to mimic a cushy living room, where patrons start their 17- to 18-course tasting menu with small bites, such as king crab and smoked reindeer heart, before moving on to the main dining room. Deborah Dunn, WSJ, 13 May 2022 Tender bone-in signature steaks get carved by master butchers and servers delight with table side preparations of Dover sole and jumbo red king crab. Ari Bendersky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022 Crab is expensive, and king crab costs more than snow crab or blue crab. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2022 As if the line of work weren't grueling enough, Captain Sig Hansen and Co. are now confronted with the loss of fishing after the Alaskan government shut down red king crab catching for the season. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2022 The co-captain of the Cornelia Marie tells EW about the new season's obstacles, including COVID-19, the government shutdown of red king crab fishing, and lost crab pots. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2022 See More
Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 Designers like Tanya Taylor, Markarian’s Alexandra O'Neill, and Kimberly Goldson dined on everything from a king crab salad to morel rigatoni. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2022 At Klaw, a hot new restaurant in Miami, managing partner George Atterbury has worked with Troika Seafood, a Norwegian seafood wholesaler, to bring in live red king crab from Finnmark County, Norway’s northernmost county. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 The new mold includes a lounge area meant to mimic a cushy living room, where patrons start their 17- to 18-course tasting menu with small bites, such as king crab and smoked reindeer heart, before moving on to the main dining room. Deborah Dunn, WSJ, 13 May 2022 Tender bone-in signature steaks get carved by master butchers and servers delight with table side preparations of Dover sole and jumbo red king crab. Ari Bendersky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022 Crab is expensive, and king crab costs more than snow crab or blue crab. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2022 As if the line of work weren't grueling enough, Captain Sig Hansen and Co. are now confronted with the loss of fishing after the Alaskan government shut down red king crab catching for the season. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2022 The co-captain of the Cornelia Marie tells EW about the new season's obstacles, including COVID-19, the government shutdown of red king crab fishing, and lost crab pots. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1