soft clam
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of soft clam
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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For an appetizer, the soft clam pan roast is hard to beat; it is best followed by tasty mignons of tenderloin flared in bourbon or stuffed broiled lobster and wilted dandelion greens with bacon.
From Time Magazine Archive
The soft clam is long and thin, instead of being almost round, like a hard clam.
From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove by Hope, Laura Lee
Within his shell the soft clam has a long tube, which seems as if made of rubber, for it can be stretched out greatly, or made so small as to fit inside the shell.
From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove by Hope, Laura Lee
A little fountain of water announces the abode of the soft clam.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
Both the Little Neck and the paper shell clams are very good served as a Curry; only the body part of the soft clam should be used, as the remainder is somewhat tough.
From Tempting Curry Dishes by Murrey, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson)
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