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"Oysters" (Russian: Устрицы, romanized: Ústritsy) is a short story by Anton Chekhov published originally in the No. 486 (16 December), 1884 issue of Budilnik magazine, subtitled "A Sketch" (Набросок) and signed A. Chekhonte (А. Чехонте).
Prairie oyster may refer to: Rocky Mountain oysters, bull testicles eaten as food; Prairie Oyster, a Canadian country band; Prairie oyster (cocktail), a traditional hangover cure; Prairie oyster (slang) - an assemblage of saliva and mucus, a spat out on the pavement.
Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...
Deep Water Slang V2.0 is a studio album by Zion I. It was released by Raptivism Records in 2003. It was released by Raptivism Records in 2003. It peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
The Dictionary of American Slang is an English slang dictionary. The first edition was edited by Stuart Flexner and Harold Wentworth and published in 1960 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company . [ 1 ] After Wentworth's death in 1965, [ 2 ] Flexner wrote a supplemented edition which was published in 1967. [ 3 ]
It ultimately traces back through Vulgar Latin coculium and Classical Latin conchylium to the Ancient Greek konchylion (κογχύλιον), which meant "edible shellfish, oyster". The Online Etymological Dictionary notes that the form of the word in Provençal and French seems to have been influenced by words related to the scarab.
Unlike most bivalves, the Olympia oyster's shell lacks the periostracum, which is the outermost coating of shell that prevents erosion of the underlying shell. The color of the oyster's flesh is white to a light olive green. Ostrea lurida oysters lie with their left valve on the substrate, where they are firmly attached. Unlike most bivalves ...