hard-shell

[ hahrd-shel ]
/ ˈhɑrdˌʃɛl /
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adjective

Also hard-shelled . having a firm, hard shell, as a crab in its normal state; not having recently molted.
rigid or uncompromising.

noun

hard-shell crab.

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Origin of hard-shell

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby hard-shell

hardscape, hard science, hardscrabble, hard sell, hard-set, hard-shell, hard-shell clam, hard-shell crab, hardship, hard shoulder, hard sign
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Words related to hard-shell

accepted, accustomed, chronic, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, entrenched, fixed, habituated, hardened, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, irradicable, proved, seasoned, set, settled, staid, inured

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British Dictionary definitions for hard-shell

hard-shell

adjective also: hard-shelled

zoology having a shell or carapace that is thick, heavy, or hard
US strictly orthodox

noun

another name for the quahog
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