"pooquaw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pooquaws [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of the earlier spelling pequaock, from Narragansett poquauhock. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xnt|-}} Narragansett Head templates: {{en-noun}} pooquaw (plural pooquaws)
  1. (US, Nantucket dialect) Hard-shelled clam. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Venerida order mollusks

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