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hard-shell

[hahrd-shel]
–adjective
1. Also, hard-shelled. having a firm, hard shell, as a crab in its normal state; not having recently molted.
2. rigid or uncompromising.
–noun
3. hard-shell crab.

Origin:
1790–1800
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hard-shell   (härd'shěl')
n.  A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab.
adj.   also hard-shelled (-shěld')
  1. Having a thick, heavy, or hardened shell.

  2. Uncompromising; confirmed.

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