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Quahog

//ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.
  2. 2
    an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians wordnet
  3. 3
    An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.; The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
  4. 4
    Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes wordnet
  5. 5
    A similar edible clam, of species Arctica islandica, found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters.
Verb
  1. 1
    To dig for quahogs. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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