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deveiner

deveiner noun: a small knife used to remove the colon from the back of shrimp.

Noun

deveiner (plural deveiners)

  1. A small knife used to remove the colon from the back of shrimp.

Forms of deveiner

pluraldeveiners

Origin of deveiner

From devein + -er.

Questions about deveiner

What does deveiner mean?
Deveiner means a small knife used to remove the colon from the back of shrimp.
What part of speech is deveiner?
Deveiner is a noun.
What is the plural of deveiner?
The plural of deveiner is deveiners.

Words near deveiner in the dictionary

  1. devegetates
  2. devegetating
  3. devegetation
  4. devein
  5. deveined
  6. deveiner
  7. deveiners
  8. deveining
  9. deveins
  10. Devejyan
  11. Devejyans

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