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US
/ˈkwɑˌhɔɡ/
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[ UK /kwˈæhɒɡ/ ]
[ UK /kwˈæhɒɡ/ ]
NOUN
- an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
- Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
How To Use quahog In A Sentence
- As on the fish serving fork, the terminal of the fork is formed by a thick quahog clamshell with a tiny crab on it, and the stem is lavishly encrusted with marine elements.
- So whether you're scampering up side canyons looking for hidden waterfalls, wading coastal waters in search of quahogs, or portaging an unrunnable section of river, the five water shoes below will perform swimmingly.
- Wampum was American Indian bead money, and the purple interior of the quahog shell was used for high-denomination wampum.
- The beads were made of quahog, or large, hardshell clam shells and could only be obtained through trading or as tribute payments from coastal tribes.
- 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.
- Soft-shelled clams, quahogs, American lobsters, striped bass, tautog, black-backed flounder, and sea trout are abundant in the waters around Hope Island. Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island
- Soft-shelled clams, quahogs, American lobsters, striped bass, tautog, black-backed flounder and sea trout are abundant in the waters around Hope Island. Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island
- The name quahog (pronounced co-hog), or quahaug, is of American Indian derivation.
- In the early evening I would surf-cast on the sandy flats and inlets for striped bass, cod, or flounder or dig for clams quahogs were my favorite, then cook the catch of the day—sometimes stuffed clams, sometimes what the locals called “chowdah.” Healed by Horses
- Among animals, a type of clam called a quahog can live for more than 200 years, and lobsters can live for 100 years or more, as can sturgeon and turtles.