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单词 quahogger
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quahoggern.

Brit. /ˈkwɔːhɒɡə/, /ˈkwɑːhɒɡə/, /ˈkəʊhɒɡə/, U.S. /ˈkwɔˌhɔɡər/, /ˈkwɑˌhɑɡər/, /ˈkoʊˌhɔɡər/, /ˈkoʊˌhɑɡər/
Forms: 1900s– quahauger, 1900s– quahogger, 1900s– quohauger, 1900s– quohogger.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quahog n., -er suffix1; quahog v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < quahog n. + -er suffix1. In later use perhaps partly also < quahog v. + -er suffix1. Compare slightly earlier quahogging n.
U.S. regional (New England).
A person who harvests quahogs.
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1910 J. C. Lincoln Depot Master xvii. 348 Fending the frantic quahauger off with one mighty arm, the blacksmith proceeded to read aloud.
1950 Portland (Maine) Press Herald 6 Aug. (Feature section) 3/4 My dad is a ‘quahogger’ from away back... When I was at home he always dug clams and quahogs for us.
2006 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 12 Jan. d8 I bought my 16-footer from a quahogger who needed a bigger boat.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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