| 单词 | oyster-tongs |
| 释义 | oyster /oiˈstər/noun
Of this colour intransitive verbTo fish for oysters ORIGIN: OFr oistre (Fr huître), from L ostrea, from Gr ostreon an oyster, from osteon a bone oysˈter-bank, -bed, -farm, -field, -park noun A place where oysters breed or are bred oysˈter-catcher noun A black-and-white wading bird, with red bill and feet, feeding on limpets and mussels (not oysters), also known as the sea pie oysˈter-fishˈery noun
oysˈter-knife noun A knife for opening oysters oyster mushroom noun An edible fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus or related species) found esp in clusters on dead wood oysˈter-pattˈy noun A small pie or pasty made from oysters oyster plant noun Salsify, or a seaside boraginaceous plant (Mertensia maritima), both supposed to taste like oysters oysˈter-shell noun The shell of an oyster oysˈter-tongs plural noun A tool for gathering oysters oysˈter-wench, -wife or -woman noun (all obsolete) A woman who sells oysters the world is my (Shakespeare world's mine), his, etc, oyster The world lies before me, etc, ready to yield profit or success |
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