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South Carolina Oyster Industry: A History - A SC Marine ...

V.G. Burrell, Jr.: The Oyster Industry in South Carolina vii GLOSSARY Adductor muscle – The muscle that closes and keeps the oyster shell closed when the oyster is not feeding. This must be cut by shuckers to re-move the oyster meat from the shell. Bag Oysters – Onion or crocus sack holding “a bushel” or spe-cific weight of oysters e.g ...

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