oister

English

Noun

oister (plural oisters)

1. Obsolete spelling of oyster
   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “IX. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     Nevertheless it is certain, that oisters, and cockles, and mussels, which move not, have no discriminate sex

Anagrams

• Sortie, Storie, Tories, restio, sortie, storie, tiroes, tories, triose, œstri

Middle English

Noun

oister

1. Alternative form of oystre