 | Thomas Sprat - 1667 - 470 Seiten
...Spat cleaves to Stones, old Oyfter-fhells, cc pieces of Wood, and fuch like things, at the botf( torn of the Sea, which they call Cultch. "Tis probably conjectured , that the Spat in "twenty four hours begins to have a Shell. " In the Month of M*y the DredgersCby the Law " of the Admiralty... | |
 | Walley Chamberlain Oulton - 1805 - 854 Seiten
...call their spat. It resembles a drop of candlegrease, and is about the bigness of a halfpenny. The spat cleaves to .stones, old oyster-shells, pieces of wood, and such like things at the bottom of ihe sea, which they call cullch. It is probably conjectured, that the spat in 24 hours begins to have... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 Seiten
...pieces of wood, and such like tilings, at the bottom of VOL. V. the sea, which they call cultch. It is probably conjectured, that the spat in twentyfour hours begins to have a shell. In the month of May, the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all manner... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 684 Seiten
...pieces of wood, and tucu like things, at the bottom of VOL. v. the sea, which they call cultch. It is probably conjectured, that the spat in twentyfour hours begins to have a shell. In the month of May, the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all manner... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1810 - 548 Seiten
...drop of candle, and about the bigness of a halfpenny. The spat cleaves to stones, old oyster shells, pieces of wood, and such like things, at the bottom of the sea, which they call cultch. It is conjectured probable that the spat in twenty-fonrhours begins to have a shell. In the month of... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 402 Seiten
...drop of a candle, and about the bigness of a halfpenny. The spat cleaves to stones, old oysterehells, pieces of wood, and such like things at the bottom of the sea, which they call cultch. It is probably conjectured that the spat in twenty-four hours begins to have a shell. In the month... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 Seiten
...dredgers call their spats) ; it is like to a drop of a candle, and about the bigness of a halfpenny. The spat cleaves to stones, old oystershells, pieces of...at the bottom of the sea, which they call cultch. It is probably conjectured that the spat in twenty-four hours begins to have a shell. In the month... | |
 | 1831 - 512 Seiten
...considered the best flavoured. Dr. Spratt, a writer of the last century, informs us, that " in April and May, and again about Midsummer and Michaelmas, oysters...wood, and such like things at the bottom of the sea, and which they call cvllch. It is probably conjectured, that the spat in twenty-four hours begins to... | |
 | 1849 - 428 Seiten
...dredgers call their spat) : it is like to a drop of caudle, and about the bigness of an halfpenny. The spat cleaves to stones, old oyster-shells, pieces...at the bottom of the sea, which they call cultch. It is probably conjectured that the spat, in twenty-four hours, begins to have a shell. In the month... | |
 | 1849 - 424 Seiten
...dredgers call their spat) : it is like to a drop of caudle, and about the bigness of an halfpenny. The spat cleaves to stones, old oyster-shells, pieces...at the bottom of the sea, which they call cultch. It is probably conjectured that the spat, in twenty-four hours, begins to have a shell. In the month... | |
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In the month of May the oysters cast their spawn (which the dredgers call their spat) ; it is like to a drop of candle, and about the bigness of an halfpenny. The spat cleaves to stones, old oyster-shells, pieces of wood, and such like things at the bottom... 
