cherrystone

cher·ry·stone  (chr-stn)

n.

The quahog clam when half-grown and of comparatively small size.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cherrystone - small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino cherrystone clam hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
	2.	cherrystone - a half-grown quahog cherrystone clam Mercenaria mercenaria, hard clam, Venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians