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shelling(dictionary)

shelling (iou)



shelling noun. L16.
[from SHELL verb + -ING1.]
a. In pl. Husks, chaff. L16.
b. Grain etc. from which the husk has been removed. E18.
The action of SHELL verb; spec. (a) removal of the shell of peas, nuts, etc.; (b) covering or spreading with (a layer of) shells; (c) the firing of explosive shells, bombardment with shells. E18.
The collecting of sea shells. M19.