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oyster

(n): marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
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about 1 month ago reesetee said:

And that definition is why I've never been able to eat one of the other kinds.

about 1 month ago bilby said:

"Oyster - a gob of thick phlegm, spit by a consumptive man."
- Francis Grose, 'The Vulgar Tongue'.

11 months ago yarb said:

Adorable things. See also religion.

12 months ago mollusque said:

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. (Attributed to Andrew Carnegie).

about 1 year ago oroboros said:

A person who sprinkles his conversations with Yiddishisms. --Mensa word list winner 2006

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