- present participle of oyster.
oystering
Americannoun
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veneering of furniture with matched flitches having a figure of concentric rings.
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flitches used on an oystered piece.
Etymology
Origin of oystering
Example Sentences
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He made a living through clamming and oystering but also ran a small business called “Better Tree Service.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
Eastport Elementary’s logo is a skipjack, an oystering boat.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2020
“But it’s not too late to reclaim it,” Hartsfield said of the oystering way of life.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2020
People still earned a living mostly from fishing, oystering, and trapping.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
There were only a few more days of oystering left that winter of ’44.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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