lobster pound
lobster pound noun: a large commercial enclosure filled with circulating water in which lobsters are kept alive pending sale.
Noun
lobster pound (plural lobster pounds)
- A large commercial enclosure filled with circulating water in which lobsters are kept alive pending sale.
- So sing (if you listen closely) some 5000 lobsters rushed by air freight daily direct from a 1,000,000-capacity lobster pound in Clark's Harbour in the southernmost tip of Nova Scotia to Sea 'n Surf Restaurant on Rte. 9, Framingham.1963 September 29, “Lobster Fit for Queen At Sea'n Surf”, in Boston Globe, USA, retrieved 28 Jul 2012, page B18
- The new lobster pound under construction on the east side of Pero Point is expected to begin receiving its first lobsters during the annual fall lobster harvest in November.1987 March 27, Clayton Beal, "Lobster pound being built on east side of Pero Point," Bangor Daily News (Maine, USA), p. 8 (retrieved 28 July 2012)
Forms of lobster pound
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Questions about lobster pound
- What does lobster pound mean?
- Lobster pound means a large commercial enclosure filled with circulating water in which lobsters are kept alive pending sale.
- What part of speech is lobster pound?
- Lobster pound is a noun.
- What is the plural of lobster pound?
- The plural of lobster pound is lobster pounds.
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