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shelled

[sheld]

adjective

  1. having the shell removed.

    shelled pecans.

  2. (especially of field corn, grain, etc.) removed from the ear or husk.

  3. having or enclosed in a shell.



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Other Word Forms

  • unshelled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shelled1

First recorded in 1570–80; shell + -ed 2
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North and South Korea are technically still at war, and although it has been years since either side shelled the other, the two sides are fighting on a more subtle front: a war of information.

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But he says the intensity of the shelling prevented him from delivering them to the clinic, about 12km away: "The centre was shelled and the nitrogen became useless."

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In the last five years, the city has shelled out nearly $70 million for jury verdicts or settlements from lawsuits involving officers who alleged whistleblower retaliation and other workplace injustices.

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It was shelled, then burned, and looted by government forces.

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“My advice is to buy them fresh. If that’s too time-consuming, you can buy frozen fava beans — they already come peeled, shelled and blanched.”

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