Clam

Morpheme

Clam

Type

free base

Denotation

bivalve mollusk, pincers, vice, clamp, bond, fetter, grip, grasp

Etymology

Middle English clam; Old English clam

Evidence

clam, clambake, clambroth, clamburger, clamdigger, clamlike, clammed, clamming, clammish, clams, clamshell

Homographs

Clam, Clam