Shelled

created by Webster 1913
(idea) by Rancid_Pickle (1 mon) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Tue Feb 20 2001 at 0:17:09
In addition to Webster's fine definition, it can additionally mean to have a shell removed, as in "I shelled all of the clams, shall I start on the escargo?".

Also:
To have cannon drop rounds on a position. "Our position was strong until we started to get shelled by the enemy."

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:05:16

Shelled (?), a. Zool.

Having a shell.

 

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