Definition of "hardshell" in English

adjective

1. Having a tough outer shell.

   • His favorite seafood is hardshell crabs.
   • a hardshell guitar case

2. (figuratively) Rigid or uncompromising in principles, especially in religion or politics.

   • Though it was a commonly held opinion, now only hardshell Baptists oppose dancing.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:hardshell.