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
Origin:
1790–1800
1790–1800
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| hard-shell | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | zoology having a shell or carapace that is thick, heavy, or hard |
| 2. | (US) strictly orthodox |
| —n | |
| 3. | another name for the quahog |
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Hard-shell
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