= oyster bed n. (a).
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释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > breeding oysters > oyster-bed (10) oyster-leyne1581 = oyster bed n. (a). oyster bed1591 (a) a layer of oysters covering either an area of the seabed or an artificial construction built for the purpose of breeding them; a part of the… stew1610 An artificial oyster bed. greening-pit1667 a pit for the greening of oysters; cf. sense 1b. layer1735 Other specific and technical senses. An oyster bed (see quots.). laying1837 concrete. An oyster bed. park1867 Short for oyster park n. at oyster, n. adj.compounds 3. Obsolete. plantation1881 North American. An oyster bed cultivated for farming. Cf. plant, v. 1b, plant, n.1 7. Now rare. hive1882 transferred. spec. A breeding-place for oysters. claire1901 A pond or basin (usually artificial) of sea water for the cultivation of oysters. |
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