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potted shrimp

potted shrimp noun: a traditional Lancastrian dish of brown shrimp in mace-flavored butter, set in a small pot.

Noun

potted shrimp (uncountable)

  1. (Lancashire) A traditional Lancastrian dish of brown shrimp in mace-flavored butter, set in a small pot.

Forms of potted shrimp

alternative formpotted shrimps

Questions about potted shrimp

What does potted shrimp mean?
Potted shrimp means a traditional Lancastrian dish of brown shrimp in mace-flavored butter, set in a small pot.
What part of speech is potted shrimp?
Potted shrimp is a noun.

Words near potted shrimp in the dictionary

  1. potted
  2. potted on
  3. potted out
  4. potted plant
  5. potted plants
  6. potted shrimp
  7. potted shrimps
  8. potted up
  9. potteen
  10. potteens
  11. Potteiger

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