Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Blue Point oyster .
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Examples
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He thrust in the blue-point of his pocket-knife to test the constitution of the stuff.
THE RED ONE 2010
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He was a gorgeous cat, a five-month-old blue-point Siamese with eyes like blue laser beams: thus, his name.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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He was a gorgeous cat, a five-month-old blue-point Siamese with eyes like blue laser beams: thus, his name.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats Jack Canfield 2008
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Nick had a dozen blue-point oysters, the dish the restaurant is most famous for.
Archive 2006-10-01 Kalyn Denny 2006
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In the midst of duck-hunting camps with wide, screened-in porches and adjacent boathouses was the tiny vegetable farm and blue-point crab business of Woodrow Reed.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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In the midst of duck-hunting camps with wide, screened-in porches and adjacent boathouses was the tiny vegetable farm and blue-point crab business of Woodrow Reed.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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He thrust in the blue-point of his pocket-knife to test the constitution of the stuff.
The Red One 1918
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He thrust in the blue-point of his pocket-knife to test the constitution of the stuff.
The Red One Jack London 1896
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We earnestly discuss blue-point oysters and caviare, which, if you "know the man," you can get sent fresh on the Vienna Express from
My War Experiences in Two Continents Betty Keays-Young [Editor] Salmon 1890
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However, my third, a husky blue-point Siamese mix, was holding out, and I was afraid he might never like it.
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