Definitions

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  • noun tidepool

Etymologies

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rock +‎ pool

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Examples

  • I remember peering into a rockpool contemplating with excitement his arrival from London airport, although I have forgotten the detail of the holiday itself.

    'David, my brother for a year' 2011

  • But then, we forgot all about those other people, and once again became lost in each other's arms, eyes and well worn in-jokes, and me and Rachel fell asleep on the couch, wrapped and tangled as one, like two streams intersecting in a rockpool.

    The Ebsen Reaction 2010

  • I seem to recall at the height of the controversy over Melbourne chef Robin Wickens, when opinions were called for, Stephanie recounted a tale of when she saw another chef with a menu item of jellied consomme like the jellied rockpool that she felt was her creation and asked that he give her credit for it, which he apparently did.

    At My Table 2006

  • In the article she gives credit to Janni as a co-creator of the jellied rockpool dish.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • It would be easy to imagine a food historian simply noting her rockpool dish, which is essentially seafood in jelly, as an adaption of these classics.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • Edited to add: I was talking with my wife about this last night, when it occurred to me that Stephanie's rockpool dish has antecedents, namely the classic English dish of jellied eels.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • I don't doubt that Stephanie and Janni thought up their rockpool dish independently, but with Stephanie having lived and holidayed in Europe, is it possible that she unconsciously absorbed the seafood in jelly concept?

    At My Table 2006

  • In the article she gives credit to Janni as a co-creator of the jellied rockpool dish.

    At My Table 2006

  • Edited to add: I was talking with my wife about this last night, when it occurred to me that Stephanie's rockpool dish has antecedents, namely the classic English dish of jellied eels.

    At My Table 2006

  • I seem to recall at the height of the controversy over Melbourne chef Robin Wickens, when opinions were called for, Stephanie recounted a tale of when she saw another chef with a menu item of jellied consomme like the jellied rockpool that she felt was her creation and asked that he give her credit for it, which he apparently did.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

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