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piss clams

piss clams is the plural of piss clam.

Meaning of piss clam

Noun

piss clam (plural piss clams)

  1. (informal) A clam which squirts water, such as a geoduck (Panopea generosa) or a long-neck clam (Mya arenaria).
    • Some years we dug for piss clams. Small holes showed up here and there in the wet sand at low tide. When you stepped next to one a stream of water shot up your leg and you knew a steamer was underneath.1998, Charles Simmons, Salt Water, Chronicle Books, published 1998, →ISBN, page 157
    Synonyms:
    pisser

Questions about piss clams

What is piss clams the plural of?
Piss clams is the plural of piss clam.

Words near piss clams in the dictionary

  1. piss away
  2. piss be upon him
  3. piss bottle
  4. piss bottles
  5. piss clam
  6. piss clams
  7. piss down
  8. piss drinkers
  9. piss filter
  10. piss flap
  11. piss flaps

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