scallop

UK /ˈskɒləp/ US /ˈskɑləp/
noun 5verb 3

Definitions

noun

1

Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

2

One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.

A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud

3

A fillet of meat, escalope.

4

A battered and deep-fried round potato slice.

5

A sautéed potato (a shallow-fried round potato slice).

verb

1

To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents.

We can scallop coastlines to make them longer to serve more people.

Although aggressive, the lesion tends to scallop and not destroy the adjacent osseous structures.

2

To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped

I stewed them, made them into soup, and crowned all my efforts by a grand success in scalloping them, deceiving every one into the belief that they were eating oysters.

And I can scallop those cold boiled potatoes and stew a can of tomatoes.

3

To harvest scallops

He has never wanted to live anywhere but the Island, he says, where he can scallop or ice-boat in winter, depending on his mood; hunt bluebills and deer in season; look after his cows and his sheep.

The project has just now been completed only for me to find I may not be able to catch scallops by placing the F/V "Miss Sue Ann" into the Occasional catagory.^([sic]) Please let me know how, given the unusual factual situation that I find myself in, I can scallop more than 19 days.

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