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- noun Plural form of
abalone .
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Examples
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They made no plans, but fished, gathered mussels and abalones, and climbed among the rocks as the moment moved them.
CHAPTER VIII 2010
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When the sacks were full they ventured further among the rock crevices and were rewarded with three abalones, among the shells of which Saxon found one coveted blister-pearl.
CHAPTER VII 2010
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There are all different types of the most popular herb, ginseng, along with more unusual items: dried sea cucumbers and abalones, sea horses and dragons, and dried scallops.
Seeking Alternatives Sumathi Reddy 2012
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It was in getting the big abalones that Lop-Ear was lost.
CHAPTER XVIII 2010
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There were mussels and abalones and clams and rock-oysters, and great ocean-crabs that were thrown upon the beaches in stormy weather.
CHAPTER XVIII 2010
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Then, while Billy wandered in a vain search for abalones, Saxon lay and dabbled in the crystal-clear water of a roak-pool, dipping up handfuls of glistening jewels -- ground bits of shell and pebble of flashing rose and blue and green and violet.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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At low tide, there were colorful sea urchins and starfish in various sizes scattered on rocks, and some abalones.
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We are writing this article, gorging on abalones and mussels, digging clams, and catching record-breaking sea-trout and rock-cod in the intervals in which we are not sailing, motor-boating, and swimming in the most temperately equable climate we have ever experienced.
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In the meantime Billy and the men had undressed and scattered out after mussels and abalones.
CHAPTER VIII 2010
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Japanese abalones -- each one of these costs about $350 U.S. the size here is very important here -- the smaller the better.
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