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  • This unusual length of the antennae leads to the supposition that they belong to our commonest Prawn, which is very frequently eaten, and is most nearly allied to Peneus setiferus of Florida.

    Facts and Arguments for Darwin Fritz Muller 1859

  • The ship MV Khalijia is grounded near a place called Prawn's Rock, just off Mumbai.

    Times Now 2010

  • Perhaps you wouldn't mind telling me _why_ "Prawn"? '

    The Giant's Robe F. Anstey 1895

  • "Prawn" and "Shellfish" -- they yell it out after me as I'm going home, and then run away.

    The Giant's Robe F. Anstey 1895

  • We talked about Australia and the regional differences and the regional beers, and how the phrase "Put another shrimp on the barbie!" was from a tourism campaign in America years ago, its not accurate because Australians would say 'Prawn', But Americans don't know what a Prawn is, because they are ignorant.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009

  • -- the little scamp who said he called me "Prawn," but not "Shellfish," the impident fellow!

    The Giant's Robe F. Anstey 1895

  • At 7 weeks 6 days old, the little one (he has a heartbeat – I can’t call him a fetus – and it should be obvious i’m kinda hoping for a boy :-) is only 1.5 cm long (Clair insists on calling him "Prawn" for pretty obvious reasons).

    i’m going to be a dad :-) « Ewan's Corner 2003

  • Our a la carte has dishes such as Prawn Risotto, which is a firm favourite with diners, Rib-Eye steak with chunky house chips is something else for which we are known, and starters such as creamy wild mushrooms with brioche and chicken livers ".

    Welcome to the Limerick Post on the web 2009

  • Instead, there'll be an 80ft feasting table featuring venison and wild boar, plus gourmet street food from the likes of Lucky Chip, The Bowler, Hardcore Prawn and Molly Bakes.

    This week's new events 2011

  • After pointing out that there's "very little to get wrong here", Simon Hopkinson and Lindsey Bareham deliver a googly in The Prawn Cocktail Years by calling for penne, rather than macaroni "because the cheese sauce is better able to flow inside this larger-sized pasta".

    How to cook perfect macaroni cheese 2011

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