hard-shell clam

noun

1. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes

• Hypernyms: ↑clam

2. an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

• Hypernyms: ↑clam

• Member Holonyms: ↑Venus, ↑genus Venus

• Part Meronyms: ↑quahaug, ↑quahog, ↑round clam

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noun also hard-shelled clam

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quahog.

[1810-20, Amer.]

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hard-shell clam,

= quahog. (Cf. ↑quahog)

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n. another term for quahog

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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hard-shell clam — hard′ shell clam′ n. ivt quahog • Etymology: 1810–20, amer … From formal English to slang
hard-shell clam — noun Date: 1799 quahog called also hard shelled clam … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard-shelled clam — or hard shell clam n. QUAHOG * * * … Universalium
hard-shelled clam — or hard shell clam n. QUAHOG … English World dictionary
hard-shelled clam — noun see hard shell clam … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard-shelled clam — noun see hard shell clam … Useful english dictionary
hard-shell clam — quahog. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Soft-shell clam — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
hard-shellclam — hard shell clam n. See quahog. * * * … Universalium
clam — clam1 clamlike, adj. clammer, n. /klam/, n., v., clammed, clamming. n. 1. any of various bivalve mollusks, esp. certain edible species. Cf. quahog, soft shell clam. 2. Informal. a secretive or silent person. 3 … Universalium

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