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🦪 A sea shellfish 🥩 A thin meat slice 〰️ To make wavy edges 🎣 To catch scallops
to scollop

to scollop

9.9
To catch the edible sea animal with a fan-shaped shell
  • verb
  • UK
translation icon : pescar vieiras
  • They spent the entire morning scolloping from their small boat.

Examples

  • During the weekend, we scolloped in the bay and caught a good amount.

  • Many local fishermen scollop along the coast during the summer season.

  • Last year, she scolloped for the first time and found the experience thrilling.

  • They love to scollop in the summer.

  • I often scollop along the coast of Maine.

  • Every summer, he scollops with friends at the local beach.

  • The family enjoys scolloping together every summer near the coastline.

Synonyms

to scallop
vsto scollop
6.7

To search for and collect shellfish from the sea

fishes specifically for that shellfish rather than general collecting

Surface Forms

scollop infinitive
scolloped past
scolloped past participle
scolloping present participle
scollops third person singular

Etymology

To scollop meaning to fish for scallops simply uses the animal's name, so to scollop is to go out and catch these shellfish.