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blue point, bluepoint U.S.
[The name of a headland near Great South Bay, Long Island.]
Used attrib. or ellipt. to designate a small oyster from the south shore of Long Island; orig. one from a bed off Blue Point.
1789in Mass. Hist. Soc. Proc. (1869) XI. 24 Judge Hobart..treated us with Blue Point oysters from the shell. 1868G. Rose Great Country 25 [Oysters] are called by many names; ‘saddle rocks’, ‘blue points’, and ‘Shrewsburys’, being the most popular. 1897Daily News 19 Nov. 5/2 The menu will include such national dishes as..blue points, and pumpkin pie. 1909‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xx. 343 He got along fine with the olives and celery and the bluepoints. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 578/1 The large American Blue Points (now cultivated in the British Isles)..are bought for cooking. |