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Added 10 October 2026

shelled

/ʃɛld/ verb

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simple past and past participle of shell

adjective

Having a shell; testaceous.
the shelled slug of species Testacella haliotidea
Having had the shell removed.
shelled peas
Unable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy.

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