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half-shell orig. U.S.
Half an oyster shell. In phr. on the half-shell, served in this manner. Also fig.
1860in Amer. Speech (1947) XXII. 203/1 Democrats fried,..roasted, or on the half shell. 1861Vanity Fair 30 Mar. 148/1 Hard Shell,..and on the Half Shell Bapt-ists,..and all other ists. 1872E. Eggleston End of World 155 The eggs..were not roasted on the half⁓shell. 1880‘Mark Twain’ Tramp Abroad xlix. 574 Blue points, on the half shell. 1940A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. II. 70/1 Bluepoints are one of the most popular varieties on the half shell. 1972E. Hargreaves Fair Green Weed iii. 49 They..ate..broiled lobster on the half-shell. |