"Scollop" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... dance it goes, The Castle's won, the Castle's won! There dance the knights in scollop'd shoes, For young ...
— The Songs of Ranild • Anonymous
... that are extremely curious and significant. In the mean time, his broad brawn is scratched by one of his grooms. — This fellow, it seems, having no inclination to curry any beast out of the stable, was at great pains to scollop his nails in such a manner that the blood followed at every stroke. — He was in hopes that he would be dismissed from this disagreeable office, but the event turned out contrary to his expectation. — His master declared he was the best scratcher in the family; and now ...
— The Expedition of Humphry Clinker • Tobias Smollett
... he went back to Ireland to take possession of a legacy of nearly one thousand pounds, left him by his grandfather. He invested the greater part of this sum in "insertions" and "scollop trimmings," and returned to New York. He rented a little store at 283 Broadway, and there displayed his stock, which he sold readily at a fair profit. His store was next door to the then popular Bonafanti, who kept the largest and best patronized variety ...
— Lights and Shadows of New York Life - or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City • James D. McCabe
... tin, granite-ware, or silver-plated, or, the natural oyster or scollop shells. The ingredients are: one quart of oysters, half a pint of cream or milk, one pint of bread crumbs, one table- spoonful of butter, if cream is used, or three, if milk; salt and pepper, a grating of nutmeg and two table-spoonfuls of flour. Drain all the liquor from the oysters into ...
— Miss Parloa's New Cook Book • Maria Parloa
... not go to the negro's cabin, but will proceed rather to my own shanty. And I want you to come with me. Tom Cranceford and Sallie Pruitt will be there and in the shine of the fire we'll cut many a scollop. What do you say?" ...
— An Arkansas Planter • Opie Percival Read |
