Definition of Tomalley

1. Noun. Edible greenish substance in boiled lobster.

Generic synonyms: Liver
Group relationships: Lobster

Definition of Tomalley

1. Noun. (cooking) The hepatopancreas of a crustacean. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tomalley

1. the liver of a lobster [n -LEYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tomalley

tom cat
tom cats
tom turkey
tom yam
tom yams
tom yum
toma
tomacco
tomahawk
tomahawk mark
tomahawked
tomahawking
tomahawks
tomaley
tomalley (current term)
tomalleys
toman
tomans
tomatillo
tomatilloes
tomatillos
tomatinase
tomatine
tomato
tomato blight
tomato can
tomato concentrate
tomato fruitworm
tomato hornworm

Literary usage of Tomalley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Authors' & Printers' Dictionary: A Guide for Authors, Editors, Printers by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"1828-, writer, not oi. tomalley, so-called liver of lobster, not -ly. tomato/, //. -es. tome (Fr. m.), a volume; abbr. t. to-morrow (hyphen). tom-tit, ..."

2. The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics by Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.) (1907)
"... the shell before cooking ; sterilize the jar in boiling water, then fill it with the lobster, putting in tomalley, coral and all that is usually eaten. ..."

3. Author & Printer: A Guide for Authors, Editors, Printers, Correctors of the by Frederick Howard Collins (1905)
"Toler, family name of Earl 1838-, writer, not -oi. tomalley, so-called liver of of Norbury. Tolstoy (Count Leo), lobster, not -ly. tomato/, pi. ..."

4. Louis' Every Woman's Cook Book by Louis Muckensturm (1910)
"Remove the creamy part (tomalley) from the body for later use. Bake the lobster for about twelve minutes. Remove the meat from the claws only. ;, Chop fine, ..."

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