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View synonyms for littleneck
littleneck
[ lit-l-nek ]
noun
- the quahog clam, Venus mercenaria, when young and small.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of littleneck1
1850–55, Americanism; named after Little Neck Bay, N.Y., where it was once plentiful
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