topneck

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of topneck clam; from top +‎ neck.

Noun

topneck (plural topnecks)

  2. (US) A hard clam of an intermediate size, larger than a littleneck but smaller than a cherrystone.
    Hypernyms: hard clam, round clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahog < clam < mollusk < invertebrate < animal < organism
    Coordinate terms: countneck, peanut, littleneck, cherrystone, quahog
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