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