cherrystone

English

Etymology

cherry +‎ stone

Noun

cherrystone (plural cherrystones)

  1. (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.
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