Definition of "quahog" in Englisch

noun

1. An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.

2. A similar edible clam, of species Arctica islandica, found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters.

verb

1. (intransitive) To dig for quahogs.