shed
n.— «A third-generation shrimper, Portier said he was hoping to get between $3.00 and $3.25 per pound for the biggest shrimp from a Baton Rouge retailer, adding that he didn’t plan to sell to local “sheds,” or wholesalers.» —“Shrimpers gloomy as season begins” by Robert Zullo WWL-TV (New Orleans, Louisiana) May 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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