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/cher"ee stohn'/, n.1. the one-seeded smooth stone of the cherry.2. the quahog, Venus mercenaria, when larger than a littleneck.[1300-50; ME cheriston. See CHERRY, STONE]
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cherrystone — n. 1. small quahog larger than a littleneck. Syn: cherrystone clam. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a half grown quahog. Syn: cherrystone clam. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cherrystone — ☆ cherrystone [cher′ēstōn΄ ] n. a small quahog clam: also cherrystone clam … English World dictionary
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cherrystone clam — noun 1. small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino • Syn: ↑cherrystone • Hypernyms: ↑quahaug, ↑quahog, ↑hard shell clam, ↑round clam 2. a half grown quahog … Useful english dictionary
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cherrystone — noun Date: 1880 a small quahog … New Collegiate Dictionary
cherrystone — noun A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog … Wiktionary
