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Olympia|əʊˈlɪmpɪə|
The name of a town at the southern end of Puget Sound, the capital of the state of Washington, used absol. or attrib. in Olympia oyster to designate a small oyster, Ostrea lurida, native to the region.
[1887G. B. Goode Fisheries U.S.: Geogr. Rev. 626 No fishing is done at Olympia, the harbor being nearly bare at low water and lined with oysters. The shipment of these oysters to San Francisco is the only fishing industry of the town. The first shipment of these oysters was made two or three years ago.] 1908Nat. Geogr. Mag. Mar. 225/1 New beds will have to be planted, and it will be five years before the so-called ‘Olympia oyster’ will again be on the market. 1911Encycl. Brit. XX. 97/1 Olympia oysters are widely known in the Pacific coast region; they are obtained chiefly from Oyster Bay, Skookum Bay, North Bay and South Bay, all near Olympia. 1953R. Froman One Million Islands 180 The tiny Olympia oysters also have their own unique flavor. 1957M. McCarthy Memories Catholic. Girlhood viii. 203 Tiny Olympia oysters... Olympia oyster cocktail. 1961Spectator 8 Dec. 879/1 American ingredients and American cooking..have always to me seemed most mysterious... Olympia pan roast (olympia is an oyster) and Green Goddess dressing..turn out to be entirely local [i.e. West Coast] inventions. 1965M. Tracy Shellfish Cookery v. 99 Olympia oysters are tiny West Coast oysters... They are ambrosial, and fabulously expensive even near their home waters. |