BLUEPOINT

bluepoint, blue point

(noun) small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island

bluepoint, blue point

(noun) oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

bluepoint (plural bluepoints)

A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.

Etymology 2

Noun

bluepoint (plural bluepoints)

A colourpoint cat with blue markings.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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