hard-shell

[ hahrd-shel ]
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adjective
  1. Also hard-shelled . having a firm, hard shell, as a crab in its normal state; not having recently molted.

  2. rigid or uncompromising.

Origin of hard-shell

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First recorded in 1790–1800

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British Dictionary definitions for hard-shell

hard-shell

adjectivealso: hard-shelled
  1. zoology having a shell or carapace that is thick, heavy, or hard

  2. US strictly orthodox

noun
  1. another name for the quahog

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