clambake

[ klam-beyk ]
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noun
  1. a picnic or social gathering at the seashore at whichclams and other seafood are baked, sometimes with corn and other items, traditionally on hot stones under a covering of seaweed.

  2. Informal. any social gathering, especially a very noisy one.

Origin of clambake

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; clam1 + bake

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British Dictionary definitions for clambake

clambake

/ (ˈklæmˌbeɪk) /


nounUS and Canadian
  1. a picnic, often by the sea, at which clams, etc, are baked

  2. an informal party

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