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clamshell bucket

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clam⋅shell

[klam-shel]
–noun
1. the shell of a clam.
2. Machinery.
a. Also called clamshell bucket. a dredging bucket opening at the bottom, consisting of two similar pieces hinged together at the top.
b. a machine equipped with such a bucket.
3. Printing. a platen press.

Origin:
1490–1500; earlier clam-shell; see clam 1 , shell
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