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Webster 1913 Edition

Quahaug

{

Qua′hog

,

Qua′haug

}
,
Noun.
[Abbrev. fr. Narragansett Indian
poquaûhock
.]
(Zool.)
An American market clam (
Venus mercenaria
). It is sold in large quantities, and is highly valued as food. Called also
round clam
, and
hard clam
.
☞ The name is also applied to other allied species, as
Venus Mortoni
of the Gulf of Mexico.

Webster 1828 Edition

Quahaug

QUAHAUG

,
Noun.
quaw'hog. In New England, the popular name of a large species of clams or bivalvular shells. [This name is probably derived from the natives.]

Definition 2024

quahaug

quahaug

English

Noun

quahaug ‎(plural quahaugs)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of quahog ‎(“edible hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, used in chowders”)

Verb

quahaug ‎(third-person singular simple present quahaugs, present participle quahauging, simple past and past participle quahauged)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of quahog

Pronunciation

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