clammingn.¹

Etymology: < clam v.⁴Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclamming.

The gathering of clams. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for shellfish > for others

clamming1636

cockling1790

periwinkling1841

five-fingering1889

winkling1898

ormering1903

quahogging1905

1636 Dorchester Town Rec. 5 July in Fourth Rep. Rec. Commissioners Boston (1896) 19 Provided they leave stiles and gates for persons and cattle, when persons are disposed to travell or drive Cattle or swine that way to Clamming.

1838 Knickerbocker 11 207 Sam evidently looked upon clamming as an important and mysterious thing.

1883 G. B. Goode Rev. Fishery Industries U.S. 46 All along the southern shore of the sound are prolific clamming grounds.

1895 Outing 26 408/2 Swimming, diving, driving, clamming, fishing,..they are equally at home in or out of the water.

Compounds

clamming-machine n. a press in which a design in intaglio is transferred in relievo from one roller to another for engraving the copper cylinder used in calico-printing.

ΚΠ

1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) I. 505 In the clamming machine the die revolving in contact with the mill repeats its surface so many times on the surface of the mill.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

clammingn.²

Brit.

/ˈklamɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈklæmɪŋ/

Etymology: < clam v.² + -ing suffix¹.

The action of clam v.²

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of bell > number of bells together

reela1450

pealingc1475

peal1513

tingle-tanglea1635

clamming1684

clam1702

firing1788

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. (T.) Clamming is when each concord strikes together, which being done true, the eight will strike but as four bells, and make a melodious harmony.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

clammingadj.n.³

Brit.

/ˈklamɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈklæmɪŋ/

Obsolete exc. dialect.

A. adj.

That obstructs or clogs something by sticking.

ΚΠ

1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 201 The finest of the Flour..is of a glutinating, clamming, and obstructing Nature.

B. n.³

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The action of clam v.¹

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1636

n.²1684

adj.n.³1683

单词	clamming
释义	clammingn.¹ Etymology: < clam v.⁴Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclamming. The gathering of clams. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for shellfish > for others clamming1636 cockling1790 periwinkling1841 five-fingering1889 winkling1898 ormering1903 quahogging1905 1636 Dorchester Town Rec. 5 July in Fourth Rep. Rec. Commissioners Boston (1896) 19 Provided they leave stiles and gates for persons and cattle, when persons are disposed to travell or drive Cattle or swine that way to Clamming. 1838 Knickerbocker 11 207 Sam evidently looked upon clamming as an important and mysterious thing. 1883 G. B. Goode Rev. Fishery Industries U.S. 46 All along the southern shore of the sound are prolific clamming grounds. 1895 Outing 26 408/2 Swimming, diving, driving, clamming, fishing,..they are equally at home in or out of the water. Compounds clamming-machine n. a press in which a design in intaglio is transferred in relievo from one roller to another for engraving the copper cylinder used in calico-printing. ΚΠ 1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) I. 505 In the clamming machine the die revolving in contact with the mill repeats its surface so many times on the surface of the mill. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). clammingn.² Brit. /ˈklamɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈklæmɪŋ/ Etymology: < clam v.² + -ing suffix¹. The action of clam v.² ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of bell > number of bells together reela1450 pealingc1475 peal1513 tingle-tanglea1635 clamming1684 clam1702 firing1788 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. (T.) Clamming is when each concord strikes together, which being done true, the eight will strike but as four bells, and make a melodious harmony. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). clammingadj.n.³ Brit. /ˈklamɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈklæmɪŋ/ Obsolete exc. dialect. A. adj. That obstructs or clogs something by sticking. ΚΠ 1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 201 The finest of the Flour..is of a glutinating, clamming, and obstructing Nature. B. n.³ Categories » The action of clam v.¹ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1636n.²1684adj.n.³1683
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