cherrystone

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ellipsis of cherrystone clam, a hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that has grown to a size within a certain range, being larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — Miss Violette Shumberger names twelve dozen cherrystone clams as the second course, and Joe Duffle says two gallons of Philadelphia pepperpot soup as the third.
  2. Alternative spelling of cherry stone. alt-of,alternative

词形变化

cherrystones plural

词源

From cherry + stone. The name of the clam came from a fancied resemblance to a cherry's stone. The fancied resemblance is in shape, color, and sheen, not in size; the clams are several inches across.
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