First Known Use: 1548
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1pram
noun \ˈpräm, ˈpram\
Definition of PRAM
: a small lightweight nearly flat-bottomed boat with a broad transom and usually squared-off bow
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Origin of PRAM
Middle Dutch praem & Middle Low German prām
2pram
noun \ˈpram\
Definition of PRAM
chiefly BritishOrigin of PRAM
by shortening & alteration from perambulator
First Known Use: 1884
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