Cherrystone

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of cherrystone clam, a hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that has grown to a size within a certain range, being larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "Miss Violette Shumberger names twelve dozen cherrystone clams as the second course, and Joe Duffle says two gallons of Philadelphia pepperpot soup as the third."

  2. 2
    a half-grown quahog wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of cherry pit.
  4. 4
    small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino wordnet

Etymology

From cherry + stone. The name of the clam came from a fancied resemblance to a cherry's stone. The fancied resemblance is in shape, color, and sheen, not in size; the clams are several inches across.

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