quahogs in English
noun
1
a large, rounded edible clam of the Atlantic coast of North America.
Littleneck clams from the East Coast are the smallest quahogs sold and get their name from Little Neck Bay on Long Island, which was once the most popular source for the half-shell trade.
noun
- hard clamquahaug
- quahaug
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1. Going Clamming? New York State has a wide variety of shellfish available for harvest: hard clams or quahogs, blue mussels, razor clams, soft clams, oysters and bay scallops