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clamshell definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the shell of a clam
2: a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam [syn: clamshell, grapple]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1520 1. the shell of a clam 2. a. a bucket or grapple (as on a dredge) having two hinged jaws b. an excavating machine having a clamshell c. either of a pair of doors (as in an airplane tail) that open out and away from each other d. a hinged container, case, or cover that opens like the shell of a clam