bluepoint

American

[bloo-point] / ˈbluˌpɔɪnt /

noun

a small oyster, especially one from the oyster beds near Blue Point, Long Island, usually served raw on the half shell or in a cocktail.

Etymology

Origin of bluepoint

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

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Among pedigreed cats, most popular breed is the seal-point Siamese, followed closely by the bluepoint Siamese: these two account for 80% of U.S. purebred-cat sales.

From Time Magazine Archive

The two pieces were bolted instantly, as a hungry man bolts a "bluepoint."

From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

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