What is "cloyster"

Usage examples of "cloyster".

It was a sleepy, hot, and sticky wreck that answered to the name of James Orlebar Cloyster that morning.

The editors who have been taking your stuff hitherto may have a respect for the name of James Orlebar Cloyster which they may not extend to the name of John Smith or George Chandos, or whoever it is.

Not to put too fine a point upon it, Cloyster was not my idea of a gentleman.

I'm doing for Mister James Orlebar Cloyster exactly what Blake's doing.

We three should have a personal interview with Cloyster and tell him our decision.

They wouldn't pay for Cloyster whilst they were offered the refusal of super-Cloyster.

I attributed this at first to the effects of the James Orlebar Cloyster bomb-shell, but discovered that it was in reality due to the fact that Eva was going out to a fancy-dress ball that night.

Somewhat imitating the Peristylia or Cloyster buildings, and the Exedrœ of the Ancients, wherein men discoursed, walked and exercised.

Into their cloysters now he broken had,Through which the Monckes he chaced here & there.