Scallop
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Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of thegenus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidæ. The shell isusually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated ina characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some thespecies is much used as food. One species (Vola Jacobæus) occurs onthe coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrimsas a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell.See Pecten, 2.
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The end of a phrase of disbelief.
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The act of hitting someone open palmed on the back of the head in an upwards motion. Often done in an attempt to annoy
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can be inserted for nearly any exclamation, and also used as a verb to describe violence or domination. in fact, can be used as a noun when no other word will suffice.
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a sea creature that lives inside two joined flat, round shells and can be eaten
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An edible bivalve mollusk with a ribbed fan-shaped shell. Scallops swim by rapidly opening and closing the shell valves.
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