Associations to the word «Abalone»

Wiktionary

ABALONE, noun. (US) (Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [Mid 19th century.]
ABALONE, noun. (US) (Australia) The meat of the aforementioned mollusc. [Mid 19th century.]
ABALONE, proper noun. (trademark) A game played on an hexagonal board where the goal is to "push" the opponent's pieces off the board.

Dictionary definition

ABALONE, noun. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats