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been there, done that; cited a few variants a couple of days ago; think the
best anyone could do is go back to the original manuscript & see if there
was a transcription error along the way
1. trans. To shape or cut (out) in the form of a scallop-shell; to ornament
or trim with scallops.
1883 GRESLEY Gloss. Coal-mining, Scallop, to cut..the sides of a heading
without holing them, or using powder.
2. Cookery. To bake (oysters, etc.) in a scallop-shell or
similar-shaped pan or plate with bread crumbs, cream, butter, and
condiments.
1. Having the border, edge, or outline cut into a series of segments of
circles resembling a scallop-shell. a. Nat. Hist. (Sometimes the specific
name of an animal or plant: see quots.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "G. Alcock" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Scalloped
> If one of our academic affiliated listers or lurkers would please check
> the unabridged Oxford English Dictionary for us, there might be a
> contemporaneous (and now archaic) usage cited.
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