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hard-shell crab

noun

  1. a crab, especially an edible crab, that has not recently molted and has a hard shell.

hard-shell crab

noun

  1. See soft-shell crab
    a crab, esp of the edible species Cancer pagurus, that has not recently moulted and therefore has a hard shell Compare soft-shell crab

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Origin of hard-shell crab1

First recorded in 1900–05

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