DEVEIN

devein

(verb) remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

devein (third-person singular simple present deveins, present participle deveining, simple past and past participle deveined)

(transitive) To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).

Anagrams

• Devine, endive, envied, veined

Source: Wiktionary



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RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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