poquauhock
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quahog — also quahaug noun Etymology: modification of Narragansett poquaûhock Date: 1753 a thick shelled edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the United States … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Hard clam — Quahog redirects here. For other uses, see Quahog (disambiguation). Hard clam or Quahog Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
quahog — /kwaw hawg, hog, kwoh , koh , kweuh hawg , hog /, n. an edible clam, Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell. Also, quahaug. [1745 55, Amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) poquaûhock] *… … Universalium
quahog — (n.) 1753, from an Algonquian language, perhaps Narragansett poquauhock or Pequot p quaghhaug hard clam … Etymology dictionary
quahog — [ kwɔ:hɒg, kwα: ] (also quahaug hɔ:g) noun N. Amer. a large, rounded edible clam of the Atlantic coast of North America. [Venus mercenaria.] Origin C18: from Narragansett poquaûhock … English new terms dictionary
quahog — qua•hog or qua•haug [[t]ˈkoʊ hɔg, hɒg, ˈkwoʊ , ˈkwɔ [/t]] n. ivt a thick shelled, edible clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, of Atlantic North American coasts • Etymology: 1745–55, amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) poquaûhock … From formal English to slang
quahog — ☆ quahog or quahaug [kō′häg΄, kōhôg΄] in quahog gathering localities; also [ kwō′häg, kwô′häg, kwä′häg, kwō′hôg, kwô′hôg, kwä′hôg ] n. [Narragansett poquaûhock] an edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the E coast of North America, having a… … English World dictionary
