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  • noun The peekytoe crab, a variety of rock crab found in the coastal waters of New England

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Examples

  • Me., popularized the name "peekytoe," and seafood chefs clamored to have it on their menus.

    NYT > Home Page By BARRY ESTABROOK 2010

  • Favorites: peekytoe crab cake with pink grapefruit, avocado and ginger; black truffle pizza; slow-cooked salmon; grilled lamb chops; and Grand Marnier soufflé with mandarin sorbet.

    Fact And Comment 2010

  • To be sure, the restaurant also serves a lovely roasted beet or peekytoe crab salad.

    More Than a Salad Bar 2010

  • Favorites: peekytoe crab cake with pink grapefruit, avocado and ginger; black truffle pizza; slow-cooked salmon; grilled lamb chops; and Grand Marnier soufflé with mandarin sorbet.

    Restaurants: Go, Consider, Stop 2010

  • : "Spinach salad; peekytoe crab and guacamole on a fried tortilla; French onion soup; foie gras; and the entrée, quail and grits with pickled corn."

    Fine Food to go With That Special Wine 2008

  • In turn, the gentlemen addressed: the large boite/new oak program; biodynamic viticulture; the perfection of a peekytoe crab pairing; the gripping acids; and the perfect spot this takes on a wine list for a customer looking for either value, or something from a less beaten path.

    Sommelier Challenge 2006

  • In turn, the gentlemen addressed: the large boite/new oak program; biodynamic viticulture; the perfection of a peekytoe crab pairing; the gripping acids; and the perfect spot this takes on a wine list for a customer looking for either value, or something from a less beaten path.

    Food & Wine Magazine Aspen Classic 2006

  • In turn, the gentlemen addressed: the large boite/new oak program; biodynamic viticulture; the perfection of a peekytoe crab pairing; the gripping acids; and the perfect spot this takes on a wine list for a customer looking for either value, or something from a less beaten path.

    Augieland: 2006

  • A delicate, peekytoe crab salad with cilantro and scallions gets a note of astringency from fermented rice-wine vinaigrette and an underlying creaminess from an egg-white cardomon custard.

    Yummy Chinese Cuisine At West Village Spot Yumcha 2005

  • So Boulud, of Daniel, offered peekytoe crab with apple and poppy- seed gelee.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

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