"clam gun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: clam guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clam gun (plural clam guns)
  1. A hollow cylinder with a handle and a hole in the cap, used dig up clams by suction.
    Sense id: en-clam_gun-en-noun-tepDDCda Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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