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scallop
[ skol-uhp, skal- ]
/ ˈskɒl əp, ˈskæl- /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to finish (an edge) with scallops.
Cooking. to escallop.
verb (used without object)
to dredge for scallops.
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Also scol·lop [skol-uhp] /ˈskɒl əp/ .
Origin of scallop
OTHER WORDS FROM scallop
un·scal·loped, adjectiveWords nearby scallop
Scaliger, scaling, scaling ladder, scall, scallion, scallop, scalloper, scalloping, scally, scallywag, scalogram
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British Dictionary definitions for scallop
scallop
/ (ˈskɒləp, ˈskæl-) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of scallop
scalloper, nounscalloping, nounWord Origin for scallop
C14: from Old French escalope shell, of Germanic origin; see scalp
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