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Cherrystone   /tʃˈɛristˌoʊn/   Listen
Cherrystone

noun
1.
Small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino.  Synonym: cherrystone clam.
2.
A half-grown quahog.  Synonym: cherrystone clam.



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"Cherrystone" Quotes from Famous Books



... list of chapters, and then come a crocodile and an 'egge given for a dragon's egge,' and 'Easter egges of the patriarchs of Jerusalem.' 'Two feathers of the phoenix tayle' I do not remember at Oxford, nor 'a cherrystone holding ten dozen tortoiseshell combs, made by Edward Gibbons.' But I think the Ashmolean collection still holds the 'flea chains of silver and gold, with 300 links apiece, and yet but an inch long,' and, of ...
— Highways and Byways in Surrey • Eric Parker
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... the damned fools know that Old Jack always keeps five miles ahead of wagon trains and hell fire?" "Here, Saunders! take these corn pones over to those damned idiots with the compliments of Mess No. 4. We know that they have Cherrystone oysters, canvas-back ducks, terrapin, and peach brandy in their haversacks, and that they meant to ask us to ...
— The Long Roll • Mary Johnston
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