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pram1 definition

pram (präm)

noun

a small, flat-bottomed boat usually with a square bow; now sometimes, specif., a sailboat made like this

Etymology: Du praam < MLowG prom < Czech prám, ult. < IE base *per-, to go (see fare) > ferry

pram2 definition

pram (pram)

noun

Brit. baby carriage

Etymology: altered < perambulator

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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