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Word: Littleneck
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in New-York Daily Times. From the name of Little NeckBay in Long Island, New York, U.S.A., where clams of this kind were originally harvested
Definition:
In full "littleneck clam". A small individual of the quahog or hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria.
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