See Also: soft-shell(dictionary)
Crisp soft shell crab, crab salad and tandoor smoked spicy salmon mousse(recipes)
Soft / Soft Hand / Soft Total - Blackjack(gambling)
K shell(medicine)
Shell(medicine)
shell(2)(dictionary)
shell(1)(dictionary)
fig-shell(medicine)
top-shell(medicine)
ear-shell(medicine)

soft-shell (iou)



soft-shell adjective & noun. E19.
[from SOFT adjective + SHELL noun.]
A. adjective.
Having a soft shell. E19.
soft-shell clam a soft clam. soft-shell crab a soft crab. soft-shell turtle a turtle of the mainly freshwater family Trionychidae, having a leathery covering to the body.
Politics. Adopting or advocating a moderate course or policy. US. M19.
b. noun.
Politics. A person with moderate views. US. E19.
A soft-shell crab or turtle. US. M19.
soft-shelled adjective having a soft shell E17.