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preen

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) preen (noun)
  2. 2) preen (verb)
  3. 3) preen (verb)
  4. preen gland (noun)

1preen

noun \ˈprēn\

Definition of PREEN

1
dialect chiefly British : pin
2
dialect chiefly British : brooch

Origin of PREEN

Middle English prene, from Old English prēon; akin to Middle High German pfrieme awl
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with PREEN

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, dene, e'en, gene, glean, green, jean, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, mien, peen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spean, spleen, teen, tween, wean, ween, wheen, yean

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