Oystering
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act or business of dredging for or otherwise taking oysters.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
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verb.
Present participle of
oyster
.
Word Usage
"I remember my wife´s telling me of her misspent youth on the Bay of Arcachon where she spent her summers oystering as a kid."
verb-stem
oyster