oyster bed

a place where oysters breed or are cultivated.

Origin of oyster bed

First recorded in 1585–95

He had an oyster-bed out in the river and he made cider in the winter, but where he got the apples I don't know.

Rudder Grange |Frank R. Stockton
The mutineers had learned where the oyster-bed was, and therefore could be no longer restrained by that consideration.

Adrift on the Pacific |Edward S. Ellis
The oyster-bed among the rocks was frequently renewed, and furnished excellent molluscs.

Abandoned |Jules Verne
If an oyster-bed, a warren, or an orchard was robbed, Pierre Poulailler was sure to be the boy accused.

The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 |Various

He had been editor of a newspaper, an insurance agent, and manager of an oyster-bed.

Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 |Gustave Flaubert

oyster bed

a place, esp on the sea bed, where oysters breed and grow naturally or are cultivated for food or pearls Also called: oyster bank, oyster park