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- noun Plural form of
clam .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun informal terms for money
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Examples
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Pour in clams and half the broth, stirring well to deglaze the pot.
A Simple Supper Sarah 2009
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A stick for prying clams from the reef, for example, counted as one techno-unit, whereas a bamboo crab trap with a baited lever counted as 16, because it comprised 16 working parts, each a technology in its own right.
Why Some Islanders Build Better Crab Traps Matt Ridley 2010
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Maybe I'm secretly a caveman, but I find that, like the clams from a few weeks ago, foods you have to eat with your hands and crack and gnaw and throw into a bucket are so much more social and prone to laughter and food fights and fun.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Apricot and Rosemary Oven Ribs (RECIPE) Kerry Saretsky 2010
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Because what's good for the clams is good for the planet.
Robin Madel: No More Sea Shells by the Seashore -- New Evidence of the Impacts of Rising CO2 Levels Robin Madel 2010
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In 1989 in Shanghai, hepatitis A virus in uncooked, polluted clams from the East China Sea infected more than 300,000 people and killed 47.
Hepatitis A 2010
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Maybe I'm secretly a caveman, but I find that, like the clams from a few weeks ago, foods you have to eat with your hands and crack and gnaw and throw into a bucket are so much more social and prone to laughter and food fights and fun.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Apricot and Rosemary Oven Ribs (RECIPE) Kerry Saretsky 2010
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Pour in clams and half the broth, stirring well to deglaze the pot.
Archive 2009-07-01 Sarah 2009
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Because what's good for the clams is good for the planet.
Robin Madel: No More Sea Shells by the Seashore -- New Evidence of the Impacts of Rising CO2 Levels Robin Madel 2010
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"Digin clams by the side of the Bay, watching the tide go away, digin clams by the side of the Bay, wastin time."
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"And, Danna, perhaps Melvina has never seen the birds we call clams?" she suggested.
A Little Maid of Old Maine Alice Turner Curtis
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