cherry stone

[cher-ee-stohn]

cher·ry·stone

[cher-ee-stohn]
noun
1.
the one-seeded smooth stone of the cherry.
2.
the quahog, Venus mercenaria, when larger than a littleneck.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English cheriston. See cherry, stone
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Cherry stone is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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cherry stone

noun
the stone seed of a cherry 
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