round clam
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of round clam
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The tide was extremely low, and Ichabod was aware that now was the time to reach the place where round clams grew in great abundance.
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The family in which this rat lived, had just purchased some round clams, and they were placed in the cellar.
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He had dug a peck or two of the large round clams, and two or three throws of his cast-net as we came through the creek procured a dozen mullet.
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Enormous quantities of mussels of great size, some measuring eight and ten inches in length, covered the shores in many places, and round clams are also abundant.
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