scalloper
[ skol-uh-per, skal- ]
noun
a person or thing that scallops.
Origin of scalloper
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How to use scalloper in a sentence
Previous to this year, permits were required from every scalloper.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts | Commissioners on Fisheries and GameThe scalloper, wading on the flats at low tide, gathers the scallops by shoving the "pusher" among the eel grass.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts | Commissioners on Fisheries and GameShellfish permits costing $2 are required of every scalloper.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts | Commissioners on Fisheries and GameEvery scalloper is required to have a permit, the boatmen paying $2, the skiff scallopers $1, respectively.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts | Commissioners on Fisheries and GameFor the two seasons previous to 1907-08 every scalloper was required to have a license.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts | Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
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