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Definition of Cherrystone
1. Noun. Small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino.
2. Noun. A half-grown quahog.
Generic synonyms: Hard Clam, Hard-shell Clam, Mercenaria Mercenaria, Quahaug, Quahog, Round Clam, Venus Mercenaria
Definition of Cherrystone
1. Noun. A hard clam (''Mercenaria mercenaria'') that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog (context: used as a size classification by fish merchants). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cherrystone
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cherrystone
Literary usage of Cherrystone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1867)
"And on the other side of the same cherrystone these 8 Figures carv'd plainly to
... In another cherrystone in the sixt part of it is carv'da King in a Chair ..."
2. The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1867)
"And on the other side of the same cherrystone these 8 Figures carv'd plainly to
... In another cherrystone in the sixt part of it is carv'da King in a Chair ..."
3. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1859)
"The new lighthouse on the bar at the entrance of cherrystone Inlet will be ...
It is a screw-pile structure precisely like cherrystone lighthouse in all ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"The new lighthouse on the bar at the entrance of cherrystone ... It is a screw-pile
structure precisely like cherrystone lighthouse in all respects. ..."
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