oyster farm

noun

1. a place where oyster beds are kept.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oyster farm¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Due out on Tuesday, “Real Americans” is a remarkable tale about three generations of a family that spans seven decades, and shuttles from China during the Cultural Revolution to the publishing world of late ’90s Manhattan to an oyster farm in Washington state.

From New York Times

In the rear yard of the Mediterranean home, there’s a fire pit area that simulates a beach on the San Juan Islands, where the couple owns an oyster farm.

From Seattle Times

It was late March, a warm and overcast coastal morning, and all I knew of the day’s schedule was that Danny McBride, the creator and star of the HBO comedy “The Righteous Gemstones,” planned to swing by with a driver who would take us to an oyster farm, located somewhere among the islands and salt marshes of South Carolina Lowcountry.

From New York Times

Rodarte’s lawsuit alleged that Gutierrez conspired with Rodarte’s niece, who was an employee at Rodarte’s oyster farm, to falsely accuse her uncle of assaulting her in exchange for help with her immigration status, according to the court pleadings.

From Seattle Times

“We’re basically the closest oyster farm to the Conowingo Dam, and we’ve been operating that way for the better part of a decade, and we definitely notice water quality swings,” said Scott Budden, founder of Orchard Point Oyster Company.

From Washington Post