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Definition of cultch in English: cultch(also culch) nounkʌltʃkəlCH mass nounThe mass of stones, broken shells, and grit of which an oyster bed is formed. Example sentencesExamples - That is why it is important to return old shell to the oyster beds to provide cultch for future oysters.
- The mesh bags are an easy way to move cultch to the right place and time for larval settlement.
- Moreover, in rate of growth of oysters, the present cultch is superior to the rate on natural oyster shells.
- Oyster culch, which is crushed oyster shell, will provide flat surfaces on which juvenile oysters can attach and grow.
- The oysters attaching themselves to the culch were called ‘spat’.
Synonyms debris, waste, waste matter, discarded matter, refuse, rubbish, litter, scrap, flotsam and jetsam, lumber, rubble, wreckage
Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin. Definition of cultch in US English: cultch(also culch) nounkəlCH The mass of stones, broken shells, and grit of which an oyster bed is formed. Example sentencesExamples - The mesh bags are an easy way to move cultch to the right place and time for larval settlement.
- That is why it is important to return old shell to the oyster beds to provide cultch for future oysters.
- Moreover, in rate of growth of oysters, the present cultch is superior to the rate on natural oyster shells.
- Oyster culch, which is crushed oyster shell, will provide flat surfaces on which juvenile oysters can attach and grow.
- The oysters attaching themselves to the culch were called ‘spat’.
Synonyms debris, waste, waste matter, discarded matter, refuse, rubbish, litter, scrap, flotsam and jetsam, lumber, rubble, wreckage
Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin. |