MUSSEL
NOUNS
► BANK a bed of mussels, oysters, etc. → 1719
► MADDY a large mussel → 19C sl.
► MUSCULADE a dish or a sauce containing mussels → a1475 obs.
► MUSSEL SCALP a mussel bed → 1496 chiefly Sc.
► POOR MAN’S OYSTER a mussel → 1891 colloq.
► SCALP a bank providing a bed for shellfish, especially oysters and mussels; an oyster or mussel bed or colony → 1521 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
► WORM to remove the beard from an oyster or mussel → M19
VERBS
► WORM to remove the beard of a mussel or oyster → 1859 UK sl.
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