Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practice or business of taking oysters.
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Examples
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"The rivers bring it down, and a most valuable oyster-fishery depends upon it."
Howards End 1924
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The Colne oyster-fishery is the oldest of all known fisheries in
The King's Daughters Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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