quahaug

Variant of quahog

or quahaug

noun

an edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the E coast of North America, having a large, thick, hard shell

Origin: Narragansett poquaûhock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
link/cite print suggestion box