variants
or less commonly quahaug
: a thick-shelled edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the U.S.
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As a teenager in Duxbury, Mass., along the Atlantic, Mr. Breen harvested quahogs by hand and sold them to local seafood wholesalers.
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Jill Newman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The reward was healthy waters yielding shellfish such as the quahogs, scallops and herring that became a staple in their diet.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
An uncertain future for shellfish The hard clams known as quahogs in Rhode Island may be vanishing.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
The giant quahog isn’t the only way the state is marketing itself.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
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Jill Newman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The reward was healthy waters yielding shellfish such as the quahogs, scallops and herring that became a staple in their diet.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
An uncertain future for shellfish The hard clams known as quahogs in Rhode Island may be vanishing.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
The giant quahog isn’t the only way the state is marketing itself.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for quahog
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“Quahog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quahog. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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