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scollop

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scol·lop  (sklp)
n. & v.
Variant of scallop.

scollop1
n & vb
a variant of scallop

scollop2
n
(Engineering / Tools) (in Ireland) a rod, pointed at both ends, used to pin down thatch
[from Irish Gaelic scolb]
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Noun1.scollop - edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
escallop, scollop, scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
sea scallop - muscle of large deep-water scallops
bay scallop - muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
2.scollopscollop - thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
slice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
3.scollop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
Pecten irradians, bay scallop - a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America
giant scallop, Pecten magellanicus, sea scallop - a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
escallop, scollop, scallop - edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
Verb1.scollop - form scallops in; "scallop the meat"
core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
2.scollop - fish for scallops
fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"
3.scollop - shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
Translations
scollop scallop


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I reckon it ain't going to suffer none for lack of paint," I says, "when you start in to scollop the facts.
"Why, my name's Bill, by rights," answered the hen, who was now perched upon the back of a chair; "although Dorothy has put scollops on it and made it Billina.
 
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