The Collaborative International Dictionary
Turtle-shell
Turtle-shell \Tur"tle-shell`\, n. The turtle cowrie.
Usage examples of "turtle-shell".
As they got within a tough rifle shot of the ring of tipis on a rise, an old maniac in a crow feather cloak with his face painted red and black came tearing toward them on foot, followed by a mess of kids and dogs, to shake a turtle-shell rattle at them and sound off like a jackrabbit caught in a bobwire fence.