red king crab

noun

: king crab sense 2a

Red king crab is the showboat of the Northwest's billion-dollar fishing industry. It is a television sensation and a marketer's dream, its image emblazoned on bumper stickers, mugs, caps and T-shirts throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

—Craig Welch, Seattle Times, 16 Sept. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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