unshelled

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English

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ shelled.

Adjective

unshelled (not comparable)

  1. Not having had the shell removed.
    • 2009 February 14, Karen Crouse, “Amid Scandal, ‘Alex Rodriguez Park’ Is Unveiled”, in New York Times:
      At every table on the baseball field Friday night there were glass vases filled with unshelled peanuts, Cracker Jack and toy baseballs, with miniature bats rising like stems and capped by University of Miami batting helmets.
  2. Not bombarded with military shells.
    • 2013, Spencer C. Tucker, The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia:
      After intelligence indicated that the Germans were using the unshelled route almost exclusively, Uniacke would quickly shift all his guns there, with disastrous effects for the Germans.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

unshelled

  1. simple past and past participle of unshell