What is to strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters called?
shell — To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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