Associations to the word «Cherrystone»

Wiktionary

CHERRYSTONE, noun. (used as a size classification by fish merchants) A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.

Dictionary definition

CHERRYSTONE, noun. Small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino.
CHERRYSTONE, noun. A half-grown quahog.

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