English Explanatory Dictionary

oyster cracker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, dry, usually round or hexagonal cracker.

Word forms

oyster cracker oyster crackers

Etymology

Perhaps because originally served with oyster stew or clam chowder, or because their form (a vaguely round "shell" that splits evenly into two parts) was suggestive of the shell of an oyster.

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