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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
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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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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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