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devein

American  
[dee-veyn] / diˈveɪn /

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp).


Etymology

Origin of devein

de- + vein

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Hands on time varies if you have to cook, peel and/or devein your shrimp.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2023

Use a paring knife to peel fruits and vegetables, say, or devein shrimp.

From Washington Times Jun. 9, 2023

Either way, always devein the shrimp before cooking, Donne says.

From Washington Post Oct. 1, 2021

Seed, devein and chop the chiles into bite-size pieces.

From Washington Post May 7, 2018

I devein six hundred thousand million shrimp, and Dee chops broccoli and cauliflower into twelve million trillion perfect little trees.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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