oyster-catcher

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• oyster-catcher

  n. common English bird-name.The Australasian species are – – Pied, Haematopuslongirostris, Vieill.;...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Catcher

  ·noun One who, or that which, catches. II. Catcher ·noun The player who stands behind the batsman t...

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• Oyster

  ·noun A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each ...

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• oyster

  A gob of thick phlegm, spit by a consumptive man; in law Latin, UNUM VIRIDUM GOBBUM P'S. To mind on...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• oyster

  n. The Australian varietiesare – – Mud-Oyster, Ostrea angasi, Sow. (sometimesconsidered only a vari...

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• Cony-catcher

  ·noun A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. ...

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• Oyster-green

  ·noun A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, ...

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• Torpedo catcher

  ·add. ·- A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats. ...

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• Word-catcher

  ·noun One who cavils at words. ...

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• Oyster Gate

  A water gate on the Thames, near London Bridge, opposite the church of St. Magnus (1312, Riley's Mem...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Oyster Hulle

  In the parish of St. Magnus, adjoining Bridge Street, now New Fish Street. Probably the lane leading...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• boot catcher

  The servant at an inn whose business it is to clean the boots of the guest. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• devil catcher

  A parson. See snub devil. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fart catcher

  A valet or footman from his walking behind his master or mistress. ...

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• rabbit catcher

  A midwife. ...

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• fly-catcher

  n. bird-name used elsewhere.The Australian species are – – Black-faced Flycatcher – – Monarcha mela...

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• green oyster

  n. name given in Queensland to the sea-weed Ulva lactuca, Linn., N.O. Algae.From being frequently f...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• long oyster

  A name of the sea cray-fish. ...

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• oyster-bed

  A "laying" of culch, that is, stones, old shells, or other hard substances, so as to form a bed for ...

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• oyster-bay pine

  n. See pine. 1857. `Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of VanDiemen's Land,' vol. i. p. 1...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wagtail fly-catcher

  See wagtail ...

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