Cherrystone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cherrystone is a noun meaning Synonym of cherry pit.
Meaning
Synonym of cherry pit.
More Meanings
- (used as a size classification by fish merchants) Ellipsis of cherrystone clam, a hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that has grown to a size within a certain range, being larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.
Example Sentences
Miss Violette Shumberger names twelve dozen cherrystone clams as the second course, and Joe Duffle says two gallons of Philadelphia pepperpot soup as the third.
Word Forms
- cherrystones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include topneck, littleneck, quahog, countneck, quahaug, razorshell.
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