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Definition of Calipash
1. n. A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle.
Definition of Calipash
1. Noun. A food of the greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calipash
1. an edible part of a turtle [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calipash
Literary usage of Calipash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon by Henry Fielding (1902)
"... or a second dose of turtle, would hardly allure a city glutton with its smell.
Even the celebrated Jew himself, when well filled with calipash and ..."
2. Felix Farley, Rhymes,: Latin and English, by John] [Eagles (1826)
"... And of to-morrows calipash ; While scar'd and unprotected peace Flies from a
negligent police; Nor gates nor bars exclude, as said By Dryden's muse, ..."
3. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"calipash (effusively). ' My friend ! My brother I But how about your—well, ...
calipash. Well, many have misgivings ; even / had Do as you like. ..."
4. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1884)
"... and the inferior parts of the animal being solely employed to make the stock
or basis. Secondly : The " live turtle" may furnish the " calipash" and ..."
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