littleneckn.

Brit.

/ˈlɪtlnɛk/, U.S.

/ˈlɪd(ə)lˌnɛk/

Forms: also as two words and with capital initials.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Little Neck.

Etymology: < the name of Little Neck Bay in Long Island, New York, U.S.A., where clams of this kind were originally harvested.

U.S.

In full littleneck clam. A small individual of the quahog or hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria.Used in shellfish marketing for a specific size of clam.

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1841 N.Y. Herald 14 June (advt.) Samuel Dayton..has opened a splendid establishment..where can be had, at all times, Oysters of the very best quality, Little Neck Bay Clams.]

1854 N.-Y. Daily Times 8 June 7 Little Neck clams always on hand.

1884 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 27. d. 234 Another name [for the small round clam] is ‘Little Neck’, derived originally from a neck of land on the north shore of Long Island, known as Little Neck, whose clams had a superior flavour.

1910 Chambers's Jrnl. July 430/2 In the restaurants the British visitor will invariably be confronted with the possibilities contained in ‘little neck clams’,..and so on.

1935 J. C. Lincoln Cape Cod Yesterdays 49 Everyone eats oysters and Little Necks au naturel.

1972 Guardian 1 Sept. 9/1 Clams from the Maine coast, Quahogs, ‘steamers’, Littlenecks.

2005 Time Out N.Y. 21 July 14/1 The Clam Bar, meanwhile, offers shucked before-your-eyes littlenecks and cherrystones for $10 a dozen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	littleneck
释义	littleneckn. Brit. /ˈlɪtlnɛk/, U.S. /ˈlɪd(ə)lˌnɛk/ Forms: also as two words and with capital initials. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Little Neck. Etymology: < the name of Little Neck Bay in Long Island, New York, U.S.A., where clams of this kind were originally harvested. U.S. In full littleneck clam. A small individual of the quahog or hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria.Used in shellfish marketing for a specific size of clam. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > sinu-pallialia > family Veneridae Venus-shell1589 hena1613 sea-snapple1658 clam1672 clamp1672 nun1678 purr?1711 Venus purr1713 Venus1777 quahog1781 palourde1823 littleneck1854 venerid1861 1841 N.Y. Herald 14 June (advt.) Samuel Dayton..has opened a splendid establishment..where can be had, at all times, Oysters of the very best quality, Little Neck Bay Clams.] 1854 N.-Y. Daily Times 8 June 7 Little Neck clams always on hand. 1884 Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 27. d. 234 Another name [for the small round clam] is ‘Little Neck’, derived originally from a neck of land on the north shore of Long Island, known as Little Neck, whose clams had a superior flavour. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. July 430/2 In the restaurants the British visitor will invariably be confronted with the possibilities contained in ‘little neck clams’,..and so on. 1935 J. C. Lincoln Cape Cod Yesterdays 49 Everyone eats oysters and Little Necks au naturel. 1972 Guardian 1 Sept. 9/1 Clams from the Maine coast, Quahogs, ‘steamers’, Littlenecks. 2005 Time Out N.Y. 21 July 14/1 The Clam Bar, meanwhile, offers shucked before-your-eyes littlenecks and cherrystones for $10 a dozen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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