"oyster" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- At the end of the run the dredge would be lifted onto the deck and the live oysters separated from the dead shells and other debris.
- However, subsequent editions have reversed this position (advocating against eating live oysters).
- It has gotten hard to find live oysters now.
- If no oysters settle naturally, the next step would be to add some imported live oysters to the bed of shells to seed the area with larvae, he said.
- "You can see a display of freshness, see a man opening live oysters right there in front of you," he said.
- A live oyster will have a smooth, plump body and briny smell, while a dead oyster will smell of sulfur.
- He claimed that angling was much crueler and that it was just as logical to ban the boiling of live lobsters or eating live oysters.
- The shells of live oysters are normally tightly closed or snap shut given a slight tap.
- Open oysters should be tapped on the shell; a live oyster will close up and is safe to eat.
- One or two wizards, stately men who had hitherto done nothing more blameworthy that eat a live oyster, turned themselves invisible and chased the maids and bedders through the corridors.
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