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culch.

The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds.

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noun/kʌlt͡ʃ/
  1. The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds.

    uncountable
  2. An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use.

    Maine · US · uncountable
  3. Junk or debris.

    Maine · US · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Uncertain.

adj/kʌlt͡ʃ/
  1. Location where potentially useful junk items are collected: culch corner, culch drawer, culch pile.

    Maine · US · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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verb/kʌlt͡ʃ/
  1. To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments; to sort shellfish or fish catch by size -- most often oysters -- so as to throw back the smallest to grow bigger and breed.

Where this word comes from

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