Crossword clues for calipee
calipee
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Calipee
Calipee \Cal"i*pee\, n. [See Calipash]
A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It
contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light
yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy.
--Thackeray.
Wiktionary
calipee
n. A food of the yellowish material found inside the lower half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
Usage examples of "calipee".
The tortoise,—as the alderman of Bristol, well learned in eating, knows by much experience,—besides the delicious calibash and calipee, contains many different kinds of food.
The tortise as the alderman of Bristol, well learned in eating, knows by much experience besides the delicious calipash and calipee, contains many different kinds of food.