Definitions
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
Word origin
From Middle English clam (“pincers, vice, clamp”), from Old English clam (“bond, fetter, grip, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan (“press, squeeze together”). The sense “dollar” may allude to wampum. The sense "Scientologist" alludes to the Scientologist belief that human thetans (souls) previously inhabited clams.
Used in a sentence
“Long as I have my clams I don't give a damn about revolution / Long as I have my rice I don't have to think twice about a solution”
“Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!”
“The network canceled—nonco-operation their legal shysters said. Suing me, for, for ten million clams, damages to sponsors, agencies.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Shellfish at the beach”4 letters
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