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half shell definition

half shell

either of the two shells of a bivalve mollusk
half shell Idioms

on the half shell

served raw, with seasonings, on a half shell: said of oysters, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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