Hard-shell (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. having a firm, hard shell, as a crab in its normal state; not having recently molted.
  2. rigid or uncompromising.
noun
  1. hard-shell crab.
adjective also: hard-shelled
  1. having a shell or carapace that is thick, heavy, or hard
  2. strictly orthodox
noun
  1. another name for the quahog
Hard-shell (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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