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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Do not come the raw prawn with me!

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I think it may depend on context. )alternative sleeping position of a cat: on its side, doubled over in a pike position with its back legs stiff and its nose touching them; so called because the cat resembles a prawn immediately prior to shelling. The cat is up on the bed doing the raw prawn!

  • I think it may depend on context.
  • )alternative sleeping position of a cat: on its side, doubled over in a pike position with its back legs stiff and its nose touching them; so called because the cat resembles a prawn immediately prior to shelling.
  • The cat is up on the bed doing the raw prawn!
  • (Simon Bennett).
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I think it may depend on context.
raw prawn (doing the) (n.)alternative sleeping position of a cat: on its side, doubled over in a pike position with its back legs stiff and its nose touching them; so called because the cat resembles a prawn immediately prior to shelling.
The cat is up on the bed doing the raw prawn! (Simon Bennett).
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Mister Micawber.
I think it may depend on context.
raw prawn (doing the) (n.)alternative sleeping position of a cat: on its side, doubled over in a pike position with its back legs stiff and its nose touching them; so called because the cat resembles a prawn immediately prior to shelling.
The cat is up on the bed doing the raw prawn!

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