"cherrystone" meaning in All languages combined

See cherrystone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cherrystones [plural]
Etymology: cherry + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cherry|stone}} cherry + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} cherrystone (plural cherrystones)
  1. (used as a size classification by fish merchants) A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog. Wikipedia link: cherrystone Categories (lifeform): Venerida order mollusks

Inflected forms

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