geoduck

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 06:24:49AM -0800, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> This "love mussel" business has inadvertently revealed that the clam spelled "geoduck" was most likely pronounced /'gu i d at k/ originally - and it still is.
>
> OED, however, with a single cite from 1883, gives only the spelling pronunciation.
>
> Was this a mere shot in the dark by the Oxford Dons?

Yes.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED