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Definition quahog

Etymology

Most often thought to be from Narragansett poquaûhock (“hard clam”), perhaps from pohkeni (“dark”) +‎ hogki (“shell”). Alternatively from Mohegan-Pequot p'quaghhaug (“hard clam”) or another Algonquian language.

Noun

quahog (plural quahogs)

1. An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
   1. The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
2. A similar edible clam found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters, the ocean quahog, black quahog, mahogany clam or Icelandic cyprine, Arctica islandica

Verb

quahog (third-person singular simple present quahogs, present participle quahogging, simple past and past participle quahogged)

1. (intransitive) To dig for quahogs.

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