Lucrineadj.
/ˈl(j)uːkrʌɪn/ The designation of a lake near Baiæ in Campania, and of the oysters (highly esteemed by the Romans) which were procured from it.
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a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods lxxxv. 49 in Wks. (1640) III Not Lucrine Oysters I could then more prize.
1835 Penny Cycl. III. 168/1 The Lucrine Lake was filled up by an eruption.
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