First Known Use: 15th century
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1prawn
noun \ˈprȯn, ˈprän\
: a large shrimp
: a small lobster with long, slender claws
Full Definition of PRAWN
: any of various widely distributed edible decapod crustaceans: as a : one (as of the genera Pandalus and Penaeus) that resembles shrimps and has a large compressed abdomen b : shrimp; especially : a large shrimp c : langoustine
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Origin of PRAWN
Middle English prane
2prawn
verb
Definition of PRAWN
intransitive verb
: to fish for or with prawns
— prawn·er noun
First Known Use of PRAWN
1886
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