Word: mollusc
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After several years of abounding faith in the authenticity of TIME, I find that I have been duped, taken in, crossed up, and otherwise misled. I read with great interest an article concerning the genus bivalve mollusc, or clam, in your Aug. 20 issue, whereby it would appear some enterprising character named Higgins had revolutionized the time-tested method of clam-digging through the use of a plumber's helper, slush pump, or what have...
Always willing to try something new, I purchased one of the above-mentioned tools and, with a light heart, set out to show the local clamdiggers how we moderns extract the lowly mollusc from his lair...