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Meaning
Noun
●
In Bivalves, Money, People & Seafood:
A
bivalve
mollusk
of many
kinds
, especially those that are
edible
;
for example
soft-shell
clams
(Mya arenaria),
hard clams
(Mercenaria mercenaria),
sea clams
or
hen
clam
(Spisula solidissima), and other
species
. The
name
is said to have been given
originally
to the Tridacna gigas, a
huge
East Indian
bivalve
.
●
Strong
pincers
or forceps.
●
A
kind of
vise
, usually of wood.
●
In American English:
A dollar.
⚠️
In Scientology:
A Scientologist.
⚠️
In Genitalia:
A vagina.
●
In
musicians
'
parlance
, a
wrong
or
misplaced
note.
●
One who
clams up
; a
taciturn
person, one who
refuses
to speak.
●
In American English:
mouth (Now found mostly in the
expression
shut
one's
clam)
●
A
crash
or
clangor
made by
ringing
all the
bells
of a
chime
at once.
●
In Genitalia:
clamminess; moisture
●
In Rowing:
Alternative form of CLAM
●
Alternative form of
clem
(“to starve”)
●
In Rowing:
Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A
device
that can be
fitted
onto an
oar
to
adjust
set.
Verb
●
To
dig
for clams.
●
To
produce
, in
bellringing
, a
clam
or
clangor
; to cause to clang.
●
To be
moist
or
glutinous
; to
stick
; to adhere.
●
To
clog
,
as with
glutinous
or
viscous
matter.
Adj
●
clammy.
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