clam gun

plural clam guns

1. A hollow cylinder with a handle and a hole in the cap, used to dig up clams by suction.

   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.

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

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   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.

   2006, Randy Badeaux, Are We There Yet?, →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, Grant McOmie, Grant's Getaways: 101 Oregon Adventures, →ISBN