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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

hard-shell crab.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. hard-pressed,
  2. hard-put,
  3. hard-rock,
  4. hard-sell,
  5. hard-set,
  6. hard-shell clam,
  7. hard-shell crab,
  8. hard-spun,
  9. hard-surface,
  10. hard-ticket

Origin of hard-shell

First recorded in 1790–1800
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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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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