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Noun: cherrystone  'cher-ee,stown
  1. Small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
    - cherrystone clam
     
  2. A half-grown quahog
    - cherrystone clam
Noun: cherry stone  che-ree stown
  1. The stone seed of a cherry

Derived forms: cherrystones, cherry stones

Type of: endocarp, hard clam, hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, pit, quahaug, quahog, round clam, stone, Venus mercenaria

Encyclopedia: Cherrystone, Virginia

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