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  • noun Alternative form of pram (flat-bottomed boat)

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Examples

  • Shand praise gon ness our fayst moan neople, our prame Shan-deepen, pay name muy feepence, moy nay non Aequallllllll!

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • Now this apparently deserted prame, near the centre of the line, was the Ville de Mayence; and the flag of Rear – Admiral

    Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

  • Surely you can bribe him, if he hesitates at all, or hold a pistol at his ear as he steers the leading prame into the bay!

    Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

  • While the crew of Scudamore's launch were intent upon boarding the prame, one of these boats came swiftly from under her stern, and with one fling swamped the enemy.

    Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War 1862

  • Surely you can bribe him, if he hesitates at all, or hold a pistol at his ear as he steers the leading prame into the bay!

    Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War 1862

  • Now this apparently deserted prame, near the centre of the line, was the Ville de Mayence; and the flag of Rear-Admiral Lacrosse was even now flying at her peak.

    Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War 1862

  • While the crew of Scudamore’s launch were intent upon boarding the prame, one of these boats came swiftly from under her stern, and with one fling swamped the enemy.

    Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

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