littleneck
1littleneck — n. 1. a quahog when young and small; frequently eaten raw. Syn: littleneck clam. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a young quahog suitable to be eaten raw. Syn: littleneck clam. [WordNet 1.5] …
2littleneck — ☆ littleneck [lit′ l nek΄ ] n. [after Little Neck, Long Island] the young of the quahog, a round, thick shelled clam, usually eaten raw: also littleneck clam …
3littleneck — noun 1. a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York • Syn: ↑littleneck clam • Hypernyms: ↑quahaug, ↑quahog, ↑hard shell clam, ↑round clam 2. a young quahog …
4littleneck — noun Etymology: Littleneck Bay, Long Island, N.Y. Date: 1883 a young quahog suitable to be eaten raw called also littleneck clam …
5littleneck clam — noun 1. a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New York • Syn: ↑littleneck • Hypernyms: ↑quahaug, ↑quahog, ↑hard shell clam, ↑round clam 2. a young quahog …
6littleneck clam — noun see littleneck …
7littleneck — /lit l nek /, n. the quahog clam, Venus mercenaria, when young and small. [1850 55, Amer.; named after Little Neck Bay, N.Y., where it was once plentiful] * * * …
8littleneck — noun A young quahog, or hard clam …
9littleneck — n. small quahog clam …
10littleneck — lit•tle•neck [[t]ˈlɪt lˌnɛk[/t]] n. ivt a young quahog clam • Etymology: 1850–55, amer.; after Little Neck Bay, N.Y …