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hardshell (iou)



hardshell adjective & noun. M19.
[from HARD adjective + SHELL noun.]
A. adjective. Having a hard shell (lit. & fig.); (of a person) rigid and uncompromising in religious orthodoxy, esp. (US) belonging to a strict sect of Baptists of extreme Calvinist views. M19.
b. noun. A hardshell Baptist. M19.
hardshelled adjective E17.