cultch
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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These freckled shells — called seeded cultch — are trucked back to their natal tidelands to help kick-start the population.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2019
“This beach is going to constantly change,” Burns says, heading back to shore as the tide begins to cover the oyster shell, broodstock and bags of seeded cultch.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2019
But as part of an effort to mitigate carbon emissions and improve water quality and habitat by planting kelp and eelgrass, the Port of Seattle also scattered 6,000 pounds of seeded cultch last fall.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2019
In the spring, Burns and his colleagues will cut open the bags, spread the cultch — and hope for the best.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2019
After this month, it is felony to carry away the cultch, and otherwise punishable to take any oyster, between the shells of which, when closed, a shilling will rattle.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
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