clam gun

English

People with clam guns in the Fremont Solstice Parade 2011

Noun

clam gun (plural clam guns)

1. A hollow cylinder with a handle and a hole in the cap, used dig up clams by suction.
   • 2006, Randy Badeaux, Are We There Yet?, →ISBN:

     Then you put your finger over the hole in the closed in end of the gun and pull with all of your might on the handle, to pull the clam gun back up out the sand again.

   • 2013, Grant McOmie, Grant's Getaways: 101 Oregon Adventures, →ISBN:

     It's a technique that takes practice, so first timers usually stick to the clam gun technique for a successful clam digging adventure.

   • 2013, Thomas James McGoldrick, The New Hires of 1965, →ISBN:

     They got out, took off their shoes, got a bucket and a clam gun each and headed toward the line of white surf on the beach.