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crab boils

crab boils is the plural of crab boil.

Meaning of crab boil

Noun

crab boil (countable and uncountable, plural crab boils)

  1. (uncountable) A spice mixture used to flavor the water in which crabs or other shellfish are boiled.
  2. (countable) A social event where boiled crabs are eaten.

Questions about crab boils

What is crab boils the plural of?
Crab boils is the plural of crab boil.

Words near crab boils in the dictionary

  1. crab apple
  2. crab apples
  3. crab appletree
  4. crab appletrees
  5. crab boil
  6. crab boils
  7. crab bucket syndrome
  8. crab bucket syndromes
  9. crab burger
  10. crab burgers
  11. crab butter

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