Clam meaning
An example of clam is to dig for clams at low tide.
An example of a clam is one of the main ingredients in the fish stew called cioppino.
An example of a clam is $1.
Owed them 75 clams.
- To keep silent or refuse to talk.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of clam
- From obsolete clam-shell shell that clamps, clam from clam
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English clam, clamm bond, fetter
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English clam (“pincers, vice, clamp”), from Old English clamm (“bond, fetter, grip, grasp”).
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