half shell

adj, noun — 3 senses

half shell

adj

Colloquial, Especially, Rare, With "on the" Inexpensive; not overpriced.

half shell

noun

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Figuratively Any half of a roughly spherical-like object; any dome-shaped object.

Especially, Of food, With "on the" Either half of a clamshell especially when used to serve individual portions of spiced, minced, breaded, baked clams.

Derived terms: on the half-shell

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