"devein" meaning in English

See devein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deveins [present, singular, third-person], deveining [participle, present], deveined [participle, past], deveined [past]
Etymology: From de- + vein. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|vein}} de- + vein Head templates: {{en-verb}} devein (third-person singular simple present deveins, present participle deveining, simple past and past participle deveined)
  1. (transitive) To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp). Tags: transitive Derived forms: deveiner
    Sense id: en-devein-en-verb-p2zkYSjb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for devein meaning in English (1.6kB)

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          "ref": "2007 April 15, Allen Salkin, “Fire, the Wheel and, of Course, Mop Slippers”, in New York Times",
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        "(transitive) To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp)."
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