1. Plural of cohog; a hard-shell clam found along the Atlantic coast of North America, valued as food.
Usage: Also called quahog or hard clam; Regional, chiefly northeastern U.S.

Examples

• The fishmonger sold fresh cohogs at the market.
• Cohogs are popular in New England clam chowder.
• We dug for cohogs along the beach at low tide.
• The restaurant served steamed cohogs with butter.
• Local harvesters collected bushels of cohogs for the season.