/kwaw"hawg, -hog, kwoh-, koh"-, kweuh hawg", -hog"/ , n.
an edible clam, Venus ( Mercenaria ) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell.
Also, quahaug .
[ 1745-55, Amer.; poquaûhock ]
/kwaw"hawg, -hog, kwoh-, koh"-, kweuh hawg", -hog"/ , n.
an edible clam, Venus ( Mercenaria ) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell.
Also, quahaug .
[ 1745-55, Amer.; poquaûhock ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012