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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clam•shell (klam′shel′),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesthe shell of a clam.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]
- Mechanical EngineeringAlso called clam′shell buck′et. a dredging bucket opening at the bottom, consisting of two similar pieces hinged together at the top.
- Mechanical Engineeringa machine equipped with such a bucket.
- Printinga platen press.
- 1490–1500; earlier clam-shell; see clam1, shell
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