Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or business of dredging for or otherwise taking oysters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb   Present participle of oyster .
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Examples
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								I'm going up river with him to get a schooner for oystering. Chapter 8 2010 
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								I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid. 
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								Sonny's intervention comes complete with an oystering trip with Cornell's uncle. Karen Dalton-Beninato: Carnival Time for Treme: I Know Your Heart Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011 
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								I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid. 
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								Sonny's intervention comes complete with an oystering trip with Cornell's uncle. Karen Dalton-Beninato: Carnival Time for Treme: I Know Your Heart Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011 
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								I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid. 
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								I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid. 
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								I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid. 
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								I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid. 
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								I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid. 
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