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unshell

[ uhn-shel ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove or liberate from or as from a shell.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unshell1

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 2 + shell

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Example Sentences

If we continue to unshell the kernel, we find, below this mineral layer, a last silken tunic that forms a globe around the brood.

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