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pram
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1pram

noun \ˈpräm, ˈpram\

Definition of PRAM

: a small lightweight nearly flat-bottomed boat with a broad transom and usually squared-off bow

Origin of PRAM

Middle Dutch praem & Middle Low German prām
First Known Use: 1548

Rhymes with PRAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam

2pram

noun \ˈpram\

Definition of PRAM

chiefly British
: baby carriage

Origin of PRAM

by shortening & alteration from perambulator
First Known Use: 1884

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