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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CLAMS, n.pl.2 “The moulds used by horners to make spoons” (Kcb.10 1940).Gall. 1928 Gallov. Annual 29:
She was a link with a time of which she was never tired of speaking . . . when the gypsy horner brought his clams, and did wonderful conjuring tricks by the kitchen fire.

[Prob. the same as Clams, n.pl.1, above, from the pressing involved in the process of moulding, but cf. Calm, n.]

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