Usually means: Clams cooked with steam, served.
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  1. steamers: Merriam-Webster
  2. steamers: Collins English Dictionary
  3. steamers: Vocabulary.com
  4. Steamer's, Steamers, steamer's, steamers: Wordnik
  5. steamers: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. steamers: Wiktionary
  7. steamers: Dictionary.com
  8. The Steamers: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Steamers: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Steamers: Encyclopedia

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  1. Steamers: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See steamer as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (steamer)

noun:  A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
noun:  A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
noun:  (cooking) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
noun:  (obsolete) A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels.
noun:  A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
noun:  (rail transport) A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
noun:  (nautical) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
noun:  A babycino (frothy milk drink).
noun:  A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
noun:  The name of various animals.
noun:  (Maine) The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
noun:  A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
noun:  (horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
noun:  (British, slang) An act of fellatio.
noun:  (British, crime, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
noun:  (British, Scotland, slang) A drinking session.
noun:  (Australia, obsolete) A dish made by cooking diced meat very slowly in a tightly sealed pot with a minimum of flavourings, allowing it to steam in its own juices; specifically such a dish made with kangaroo meat.
noun:  (chiefly in the plural, Rhode Island) A steamed clam.
noun:  (Memphis, slang) A stolen vehicle.
verb:  (intransitive) To travel by steamer.
noun:  (British, slang) A mug.
noun:  A gullible or easily cheated person.
noun:  A stupid or contemptible person.
noun:  (British, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
noun:  (British, slang) A prostitute's client.
noun:  (US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
noun:  Clipping of steamer trunk. [A kind of chest for luggage, having a flat or slightly curved top and usually covered in canvas, leather or patterned paper.]
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