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hard clam

noun

Definition of HARD CLAM

:  a clam with a thick hard shell; specifically :  quahog
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First Known Use of HARD CLAM

1846

Rhymes with HARD CLAM

air dam, Annam, ashram, exam, flimflam, goddamn, grandam, grand slam, imam, logjam, madame, Mailgram, milldam, nizam, Priam, program, quondam, surf clam, tam-tam, thiram, trigram, webcam, whim-wham, ziram

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hard clam
  2. hard-shell clam
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