shelled

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adjective
  1. having the shell removed: shelled pecans.

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

  1. having or enclosed in a shell.

Origin of shelled

1
First recorded in 1570–80; shell + -ed2

Other words from shelled

  • un·shelled, adjective

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