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shelled

/ʃɛld/ adjective C1
  1. Having a shell; testaceous. · the shelled slug of species Testacella haliotidea
  2. Having had the shell removed. · shelled peas
  3. Unable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy. (slang)
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“I don’t know what I wouldn’t sooner have had happen,” thought Marilla, as she nervously shelled the peas.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 96 · C1

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