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Meanings of soft-shell clam in English

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An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe.

Usage of soft-shell clam in English
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How in the name of a soft-shell clam--
Larry Dexter's Great Search; Or, The Hunt for the Missing Millio...
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Soft-shell clams gape when they are alive.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
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Rhode Island has been successful in cultivating soft-shell clams and in increasing the area of its clam beds.
Checking the Waste: A Study in Conservation
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Put the required number of small, soft-shell clams into a saucepan, and bring to a boil, in their own liquor.
365 Luncheon Dishes: A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year
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It simply meant that, the Oyster Months being past, the "human body" begins to be nourished with soft-shell clams.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870
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Add the potatoes cut into dice, onion shaved, a cupful of stewed tomatoes, rolled ship crackers, minced parsley, soft-shelled clams, and boiling water.
Things Mother Used to Make / A Collection of Old Time Recipes, S...
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Herring, salmon-trout, sturgeon, whitefish, pickerel, yellow perch, catfish, green turtle, terrapin, scallops, soft-shell clams, oysters, prawns, smoked salmon, smoked halibut, smoked haddock, salt codfish.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...