Meanings
verbdevein (third-person singular simple present deveins, present participle deveining, simple past and past participle deveined)
present singular third person deveins · participle present deveining · participle past deveined · past deveined
- transitiveTo remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
The drawers of her recently remodeled kitchen in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, are so full she is now stuffing a hall closet with gadgets, among them a shrimp deveining knife and a marinade injector.
2007 April 15, Allen Salkin, “Fire, the Wheel and, of Course, Mop Slippers”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishvein
- Englishdevein
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APA
devein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devein
MLA
“devein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devein. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devein.
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