释义 |
qua·hog I. noun also qua·haug or quo·hog or quo·haug \ˈkwȯˌhȯg, ˈk(w)ōˌ-, -ˌhäg\ (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Narraganset poquaûhock, from pohkeni dark, closed + hogki shell 1. : a thick-shelled American clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) — called also round clam 2. : a north Atlantic clam (Cyprina islandica) with a blackish brown periostracum — called also black quahog II. intransitive verb also quahaug \“\ (quahogged also quahauged ; quahogged also quahauged ; quahogging also quahauging ; quahogs also quahaugs) : to seek or dig quahogs |