hard-shell
[
hahrd
-shel]
/ˈhɑrdˌʃɛl/
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
British Dictionary definitions for
hard-shell
hard-shell
adjective
1.
(
zoology
) having a shell or carapace that is thick, heavy, or hard
2.
(
US
) strictly orthodox
noun
3.
another name for the
quahog
Slang definitions & phrases for
hard-shell
hard-shell
adjective
Strict; conservative;
hard-core
: her hard-shell manner, her hipped-up weariness