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Definition of Shrimps
1. shrimp [v] - See also: shrimp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrimps
Literary usage of Shrimps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1887)
"In the new specification they describe their process to consist — First, providing
the can with a lining to prevent direct contact of the shrimps with the ..."
2. A Mandarin-Romanized Dictionary of Chinese: Including New Terms and Phrases by Donald MacGillivray (1921)
"... shrimps and crabs, crabs. the feelers o£ shrimps. shelled lobsters, shrimps.
shrimp's husks. dried prawns or shrimps (without shrimp's husks. ..."
3. European and American Cuisine by Mrs. Gesine Knubel Lemcke, Gesine Lemcke (1914)
"shrimps. Boiled shrimps.—Put the shrimps alive in the boiling salt water, ...
shrimps with Mayonnaise.—Extract the meat from the boiled shrimps, ..."
4. The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises, Studies, and Pursuits by Matilda Anne Planche Mackarness (1888)
"POTTED shrimps. Take off the shells of three quarts of fresh-boiled ... Press the
shrimps into pots or a small pie-dish, pour over the top two ounces of ..."
5. My Lifetime by John Hollingshead (1895)
"Here, the supply of shrimps was only equalled by the demand, and willing boatmen
could be found who, for a substantial consideration, would row a family ..."
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