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quahog

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quahog /ˈkoʊˌhɑːg/ noun
plural quahogs
quahog
/ˈkoʊˌhɑːg/
noun
plural quahogs
Learner's definition of QUAHOG
[count] US
: a type of large clam that is eaten as food帘蛤;圆蛤
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quahog

noun

qua·​hog ˈkō-ˌhȯg How to pronounce quahog (audio) ˈkwȯ- How to pronounce quahog (audio)
ˈkwō-,
-ˌhäg
variants or less commonly quahaug
: a thick-shelled edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the U.S.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In this case, the clam was a northern quahog grown by Cherrystone Aqua Farms in the Chesapeake Bay. Shannon Marvel Mcnaught, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 The tribute would have taken the form of wampum, or shell beads, that New England Indians manufactured from local quahog (in the case of purple beads) and periwinkle and whelk (in the case of white beads). National Geographic, 19 Nov. 2020 Andrade’s Catch has managed to support quahog sales, at least at a small scale. New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020 The group is working with four shellfish farmers to grow quahogs in Maine and study the results. USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019 Ocean quahogs are declining near the Cape and increasing to the north, both because of warming and ocean acidification. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019 They were perfectly preserved inside the shells of southern quahogs. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 July 2019 Pinsky points to species such as Atlantic halibut, winter flounder, and ocean quahog that have disappeared from historical habitats and are important to fisheries. National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019 Tanks are filled with fish and sea creatures; brave kids can gently (with two fingers) touch lobsters, quahogs, horseshoe crabs, sea stars, and other marine life. BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

modification of Narragansett poquaûhock

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quahog was in 1753
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