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- noun Plural form of
oyster .
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Examples
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She or her sailors dynamited fish daily, while the Balesuna natives were paid tobacco for bringing in oysters from the mangrove swamps.
Chapter 7 2010
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She or her sailors dynamited fish daily, while the Balesuna natives were paid tobacco for bringing in oysters from the mangrove swamps.
A Hard-Bitten Gang 1911
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Perhaps the most famous pairing with oysters is Champagne — the drier and meatier, the better.
Oysters Come Back in Vogue Will Lyons 2010
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She learned to knock the small oysters from the rocks, and once she found a string of fresh-caught fish some small boy had forgotten to take home with him.
CHAPTER XV 2010
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The eastern shore is populated in part by the watermen, simple fishermen who take in oysters from the Chesapeake Bay.
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"There's more money in oysters," the Porpoise remarked dryly.
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She dug clams in the marsh, knocked the tiny oysters from the rocks, and gathered mussels.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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We're not wantin 'to quarrel with you, Mr. Taft, but we jes' wish you wouldn't insinuate that them oysters is yours an 'that we're thieves an' robbers till you can prove the goods.
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Who would put mountain oysters in white wine to marinate?
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LSU experts say ceramides are found in oysters and a handful of other sea creatures.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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