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hard-shell
hard-shell (härd′shĕl′)n. A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab.adj. also hard-shelled (-shĕld′)1. Having a thick, heavy, or hardened shell.2. Uncompromising; confirmed.hard-shell adj 1. (Zoology) zoology having a shell or carapace that is thick, heavy, or hard 2. US strictly orthodox n (Animals) Also called: hard-shell clam another name for quahog hard′-shell′
adj. Also, hard′-shelled′. 1. having a firm, hard shell, as a crab in its normal state; not having recently molted. 2. rigid or uncompromising. n. 3. hard-shell crab. [1790–1800] Thesaurushard-shelladjectiveFirmly established by long standing:confirmed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, irradicable, set, settled.EncyclopediaSeequahoghard-shell
Synonyms for hard-shelladj firmly established by long standingSynonyms- confirmed
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- entrenched
- ineradicable
- ingrained
- inveterate
- irradicable
- set
- settled
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