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English > 2 senses of the word clamshell:
NOUNanimalclamshellthe shell of a clam
artifactclamshell, grapplea dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
clamshell > pronunciation
Soundsklae'msheh.l
RhymesAix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 94 rhymes with ehl...
English > clamshell: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe shell of a clam.
BroadershellThe hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
English > clamshell: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
Synonymgrapple
Broaderdredging bucketA bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed