cultch

noun

ˈkəlch 

variants or less commonly culch

1

: material (such as oyster shells) laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points of attachment for the spat

2

chiefly New England : clutter, trash

Examples of cultch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the hatchery's case, this is recycled oyster shell, either whole or ground up into a sand-like texture called cultch. —Julia Rentsch, baltimoresun.com, 18 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from a French dialect form of French couche couch

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1