dredge (for) oysters

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• dredge — [dredʒ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dragan to pull ] 1.) [I and T] to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, ↑harbour etc, or to search for something by doing this ▪ They were dredging for oysters. 2.) [T + with]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Dredge — (dr[e^]j), n. [F. dr[ e]ge, dreige, fish net, from a word akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small anchor, dregnet dragnet. [root]73. See {Draw}.] 1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dredge — 1. noun a) Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: b) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. 2. verb a) to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge b) to bring something to the surface with a dredge See Also …   Wiktionary

• Oyster dredge — Oyster Oys ter (ois t[ e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. o streon; prob. akin to ostre on bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous}, {Ostracize}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cuisine of Gower — The cuisine of Gower, a peninsula in south Wales, is based on ingredients grown, raised or collected on or around the peninsula. The cuisine is based on fresh ingredients with recipes based around a fish or meat dish. The peninsula was virtually… …   Wikipedia

• oysterman — noun a) A person who cultivates, harvests or sells oysters b) A boat used to dredge for oysters …   Wiktionary

• Mary Millicent Miller — Born , 1846(1846 Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ? 00) Louisville, Kentucky Died October 30, 1894( …   Wikipedia

• Oyster — For other uses, see Oyster (disambiguation). Crassostrea gigas from the Marennes Oléron basin in France The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The… …   Wikipedia

• Bugeye (boat) — The bugeye is a type of sailboat developed in the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. The predecessor of the skipjack, it was superseded by the latter as oyster harvests dropped. Origins Between 1820 and 1865, the state of Maryland banned the… …   Wikipedia

• Eastern oyster — Oyster bed on Cockspur Island, Georgia, USA Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• oyster — /oy steuhr/, n. 1. any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water. 2. the oyster shaped bit of dark meat… …   Universalium