I. noun
also qua·haug or quo·hog or quo·haug ˈkwȯˌhȯg, ˈk(w)ōˌ-, -ˌhäg
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Narraganset poquaûhock, from pohkeni dark, closed + hogki shell
1. : a thick-shelled American clam ( Mercenaria mercenaria ) — called also round clam
2. : a north Atlantic clam ( Cyprina islandica ) with a blackish brown periostracum — called also black quahog
II. intransitive verb
also quahaug “
( quahogged also quahauged ; quahogged also quahauged ; quahogging also quahauging ; quahogs also quahaugs )
: to seek or dig quahogs