CHERRYSTONE

cherrystone, cherrystone clam

(noun) a half-grown quahog

cherrystone, cherrystone clam

(noun) small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cherrystone (plural cherrystones)

(used as a size classification by fish merchants) A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.

Source: Wiktionary



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