hard clam

noun

1. a quahog.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard clam¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

The soft clam is long and thin, instead of being almost round, like a hard clam.

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It is to this family that the quahog or hard clam of our markets belongs.

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They wanted the large shells of the hard clam, and soon each had one.

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There are two kinds, the soft clam and the hard clam; but none of them are alive.

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