quahog

Example Sentences

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They occupied a land of plenty, hunting deer, elk and bear in the forests, fishing for herring and trout, and harvesting quahogs — clams — in the rivers and bays.

From Seattle Times

This minor league team was as much a part of Rhode Island as quahogs, or Del’s Lemonade, or hoary stories of having once bumped into so-and-so the mobster at such-and-such a joint.

From New York Times

He had four sacks of quahogs to sell, raked on the still-running tide from the bottom of the bay.

From New York Times

And then pearl like this thing that the cousin to the quahog has in oysters and, you know, suddenly then they’re back to plain rock.

From The New Yorker

The group is working with four shellfish farmers to grow quahogs in Maine and study the results.

From Washington Times