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.
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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
adjective
Strict; conservative; hard-core: her hard-shell manner, her hipped-up weariness
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