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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

topneck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
top-neck
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hard clam of an intermediate size, larger than a littleneck but smaller than a cherrystone.

American usage

Etymology

Ellipsis of topneck clam; from top + neck.

Usage

Inflected Forms

topnecks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

countneck peanut littleneck cherrystone quahog

Questions

What does topneck mean?
A hard clam of an intermediate size, larger than a littleneck but smaller than a cherrystone.
Where does topneck come from?
Ellipsis of topneck clam; from top + neck.

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