oystering

[ oi-ster-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

veneering of furniture with matched flitches having a figure of concentric rings.
flitches used on an oystered oystered piece.

First recorded in 1910–15; oyster + -ing ¹

It was the most popular boat used in the colony for collecting corn from the Indians, fishing, oystering, and exploring.

Dredging is a much faster and less laborious method of oystering than tonging, and can be carried on over a much larger territory.

In order to meet this demand he commonly resorted to oystering.

It makes no difference to him at what hour he returns,—from oystering or from the cranberry-bog.

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