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Hens, Pistols, and Shedders
Berries Lobster eggs. A berried lobster is a female that is carrying fertilized eggs on the underside of her tail. Bugs Lobster larvae. Also used more broadly to mean any lobsters. Chicken A 1-pound lobster. Cock A male lobster. Cull A lobster with only one claw. Egger A berried female lobster. Hen A female lobster. […]
By Yankee Magazine|Jun 15 2017|
Berries Lobster eggs. A berried lobster is a female that is carrying fertilized eggs on the underside of her tail.
Bugs Lobster larvae. Also used more broadly to mean any lobsters.
Chicken A 1-pound lobster.
Cock A male lobster.
Cull A lobster with only one claw.
Egger A berried female lobster.
Hen A female lobster.
Keepers Lobsters of legal size, which is gauged by measuring the distance between the eye socket and the base of the tail. (In Maine, any lobster shorter than 3¼ inches or longer than 5 inches goes back into the water.)
Kitchen The outer, baited chamber of a lobster trap.
Parlor The inner chamber of a lobster trap (and where the lobster is most likely to get stuck).
Pistol A lobster without claws.
Shedder A newly molted lobster. Also called a rubber lobster or Jell-o lobster.
Shorts Lobsters below the legal size. Also called snappers.
