scallop
noun
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten ) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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The cookies had scalloped edges and caraway seeds inside, and were very nice.
From What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge