clamshell
[klam-shel]
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noun
the shell of a clam.
an object that has two hinged parts and that opens and closes like a clamshell, as a laptop computer or a box with a cover joined on one side: This clamshell is lightweight, convenient, and as powerful as my desktop computer.
Machinery.
- Also called clamshell bucket.a dredging bucket opening at the bottom, consisting of two similar pieces hinged together at the top.
- a machine equipped with such a bucket.
Printing. a platen press.
adjective
of or noting an object that opens and closes like a clamshell: a clamshell phone; clamshell packaging.
Origin of clamshell
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Historical Examples of clamshell
But sech is his awe of Enright, he never dar's opens his clamshell.
Faro Nell and Her FriendsAlfred Henry Lewis
Maybe she struck the water and scaled along like a clamshell.
The Rover Boys in the AirEdward Stratemeyer
He was eyeing the clamshell and looking more and more uneasy.
Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and ExcursionsMary Roberts Rinehart
So he hunted a clamshell, a double one, Tish requested, and brought it into camp.
Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and ExcursionsMary Roberts Rinehart
He had no better implement with which to intrench himself in the land than a clamshell.
Excursions and PoemsHenry David Thoreau
clamshell
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