the young of the quahog, a round, thick-shelled clam, usually eaten raw
also littleneck clam
Origin of littleneck
after Little Neck, Long Islandlittleneck
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littleneck
noun
The quahog clam when small and suitable for eating raw. Littlenecks are smaller than cherrystones.
Origin of littleneck
After Little Neck Bay, off western Long Island, New YorkTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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