Definitions for half shell
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
half′ shell`(n.)
either of the halves of a double-shelled creature, as of an oyster, clam, or other bivalve mollusk.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of half shell:
1855–60, Amer.
Wiktionary
half shell(Noun)
Any half of a roughly spherical-like object; any dome-shaped object.
half shell(Noun)
Either half of a clamshell especially when used to serve individual portions of spiced, minced, breaded, baked clams.
half shell(Adjective)
Inexpensive; not overpriced.
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