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单词 quahogging
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quahoggingn.

Brit. /ˈkwɔːhɒɡɪŋ/, /ˈkwɑːhɒɡɪŋ/, /ˈkəʊhɒɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɔˌhɔɡɪŋ/, /ˈkwɑˌhɑɡɪŋ/, /ˈkoʊˌhɔɡɪŋ/, /ˈkoʊˌhɑɡɪŋ/
Forms: 1900s– quahaugin', 1900s– quahogging.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quahog n., -ing suffix1; quahog v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < quahog n. + -ing suffix1. In later use perhaps partly also < quahog v. + -ing suffix1. Compare slightly later quahogger n.
U.S. regional (New England).
The action or practice of digging for or harvesting quahogs.
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1905 J. C. Lincoln Partners of Tide iv. 76 How's the quahaugin' nowadays?
1950 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 21 Mar. 13/1 (headline) Illegal quahogging in Seaconnet charged. Newport County shellfish body will ask state to halt practice.
1989 J. Casey Spartina (1990) 6 His puny income from lobstering and quahogging.
2006 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 14 July c6 The Browns settled in Rhode Island, where quahogging was a healthy industry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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