Clamshell

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  clamshell \clamshell\ n.
     1. the shell of a clam.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
  


     Syn: grapple.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clamshell
       n 1: the shell of a clam
       2: a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam [syn:
           {grapple}]