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clambake (ˈklæmˌbeɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a picnic, often by the sea, at which clams, etc, are baked |
| 2. | an informal party |
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Clambake
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Encyclopedia Britannica
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clambake
seafood picnic traditional in the New England region of the United States. Early settlers on the Atlantic Coast adopted and elaborated the practice from the coastal Indians, who steamed shellfish over hot stones under a covering of seaweed. Clambakes, best undertaken on a large scale, have long been a feature of civic and fraternal celebrations in areas where clams, lobsters, and fish are abundant
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Example sentences
Every year he gives a clambake for about five hundred people.
It simply brought indoors the technology of the luau pit or the clambake.
There were baseball diamonds, clambake sheds, pony rides and a boat shaped snack shop.
At night, the beach is the site of a signature summer pastime: a bonfire-fueled clambake.
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