gaper
Americannoun
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a person or thing that gapes.
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Also called horse clam. a large clam, Tresus capax, common on gravelly and coarse-sand beaches.
noun
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a person or thing that gapes
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any of various large marine bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya and Lutraria that burrow in muddy sand. M. arenaria is the American soft-shelled clam and the two species of Lutraria are the otter shells. The valves have a permanent gap at the hind end
Etymology
Origin of gaper
Example Sentences
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The brand is throwing �a radically large thumbs-up to the awesome Gaper lifestyle�Shakka Coolie Brah,� according to Gags, the site�s October Gaper Of The Month.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gaper Fool�s Day Costume Contest April 1 Send the Tram out in style and dress up in your best vintage ski gear for Gaper Fool�s Day.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the Derby of 1843, for instance, he stood to win £150,000 on his horse Gaper, and actually pocketed £30,000, though Gaper was not even placed.
From Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Hall, Thornton
A druggist showed his sense by putting a Gaper before his door, so that his place would be known at once as an apotheek and that was all there was to it.
From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Dodge, Mary Mapes
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