Definition of Clam. Meaning of Clam. Synonyms of Clam

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Definition of Clam

Clam
Clam Clam, n. [Cf. Clamp, Clam, v. t., Clammy.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or cove of sand, where you may not take many clampes, or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. --Capt. John Smith (1616). Clams, or clamps, is a shellfish not much unlike a coclke; it lieth under the sand. --Wood (1634). 2. (Ship Carp.) Strong pinchers or forceps. 3. pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood. Blood clam. See under Blood.
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Clam Clam, v. i. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. [R.] --Dryden
Clam
Clam Clam, n. Claminess; moisture. [R.] ``The clam of death.' --Carlyle.
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Clam Clam, n. [Abbrev. fr. clamor.] A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. --Nares.
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Clam Clam, v. t. & i. To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. --Nares.

Meaning of Clam from wikipedia

- usage, clams are commonly eaten marine bivalves, as in clam digging and the resulting soup, clam chowder. Many edible clams such as palourde clams are ovoid...
- up clam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Clams are sal****er or freshwater mollusks that have two hinged s****. Clam may also refer to: Clam AntiVirus...
- Razor clam is a common name for long, narrow, sal****er clams (which resemble a closed straight razor in shape), including: Atlantic jackknife clam, Ensis...
- Clam chowder is any of several chowder soups in American cuisine containing clams. In addition to clams, common ingredients include diced potatoes, salt...
- The Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula, is a species of large marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pharidae. Pacific razor clams can be found along the...
- Tridacna gigas, the giant clam, is the best-known species of the giant clam genus Tridacna. Giant clams are the largest living bivalve molluscs. Several...
- The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), also known as the round clam, hard-s**** (or hard-s****ed) clam, or the quahog, is an edible marine bivalve mollusk...
- The Atlantic jackknife clam, Ensis leei, also known as the bamboo clam, American jackknife clam or razor clam, is a large edible marine bivalve mollusc...
- Ming (c. 1498 or 1499–2006), also known as Hafrún, was an ocean quahog clam (Arctica islandica, family Arcticidae) that was dredged off the coast of Iceland...
- cracker pieces may be dropped atop the dish. Clam chowder from New England is typically made with chopped clams and diced potatoes, in a mixed cream and milk...