'To shell out' definitions:
Definition of 'To shell out'
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- Shell \Shell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shelling.]
- 1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town. [1913 Webster]
- To shell out, to distribute freely; to bring out or pay, as money. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To shell out'
- Shell,
- Shelled,
- Shelling,
- shell out,
- Blind shell,
- Boat shell,
- Bubble shell,
- Butterfly shell,
- Button shell,
- Carrier shell,
- Cocoa shells,
- Crown shell,
- Date shell,
- Dextral shell,
- Disk shell,
- Dragon shell,
- Equilateral shell,
- Fan shell,
- Finger shell,
- Fountain shell,
- Goroon shell,
- Hammer shell,
- Harp shell,
- Heart shell,
- Hedgehog shell,
- Helmet shell,
- Horn shell,
- Incendiary shell,
- Ioqua shell,
- Ivory shell,
- Jingle shell,
- Ladder shell,
- Lamp shell,
- Lantern shell,
- Lentil shell,
- Maara shell,
- Mask shell,
- Mason shell,
- Message shell,
- Miter shell,
- Music shell,
- Needle shell,
- Partridge shell,
- Pear shell,
- Perspective shell,
- Pheasant shell,
- Pompano shell,
- Porcelain shell,
- Porphyry shell,
- Purple shell,
- Razor shell,
- Rock shell,
- Rosary shell,
- Saddle shell,
- Scorpion shell,
- Screw shell,
- Shell Knob,
- Shell Lake,
- Shell Point,
- Shell Rock,
- Shell Valley,
- Shell bit,
- Shell button,
- Shell cameo,
- Shell flower,
- Shell gland,
- Shell gun,
- Shell ibis,
- Shell jacket,
- Shell lime,
- Shell marble,
- Shell marl,
- Shell meat,
- Shell mound,
- Shell of a boiler,
- Shell road,
- Shell sand,
- Shrapnel shell,
- Shuttle shell,
- Silver shell,
- Slipper shell,
- Snail shell,
- Spider shell,
- Spike shell,
- Spindle shell,
- Spiral shell,
- Staircase shell,
- Sundial shell,
- Sunset shell,
- Telescope shell,
- Tiger shell,
- Torpedo shell,
- Tortoise shell,
- Trumpet shell,
- Turtle shell,
- Umbrella shell,
- Unicorn shell,
- Ventricose shell,
- Venus's shell,
- Violet shell,
- Viviparous shell,
- Window shell,
- Wing shell,
- Woodcock shell,
- ark shell,
- artillery shell,
- auger shell,
- band shell,
- blank shell,
- cameo shells,
- chank shell,
- conch shells,
- electron shell,
- gas shell,
- moon shell,
- oyster shell,
- patty shell,
- paw shell,
- pearl shell,
- pie shell,
- racing shell,
- scallop shell,
- shell bean,
- shell collecting,
- shell corporation,
- shell entity,
- shell game,
- shell ginger,
- shell parakeet,
- shell parrot,
- shell plating,
- shell shock,
- shell stitch,
- shotgun shell,
- single shell,
- star shell,
- sugar shell,
- tank shell,
- tooth shell,
- tusk shell,
- whizbang shell,
- Ear-shell,
- Fig-shell,
- Hard-shell,
- Mail-shell,
- Pouch-shell,
- Rice-shell,
- Saint James's shell,
- Shell Knob, MO,
- Shell Lake, WI,
- Shell Point, SC,
- Shell Rock, IA,
- Shell Valley, ND,
- Shell-lac,
- Shell-less,
- Soft-shell,
- Soft-shelled,
- Spur-shell,
- Tongue-shell,
- Top-shell,
- Trough-shell,
- Tube-shell,
- Tulip-shell,
- Turban-shell,
- Turnip-shell,
- Turtle-shell,
- Tusk-shell,
- Valve-shell,
- Wedge-shell,
- Wing-shell,
- Worm-shell,
- Wreath-shell,
- hard-shelled,
- shell bean plant,
- shell-flower,
- single-shelled,
- slit-shell,
- smooth-shelled,
- spiral-shelled,
- thin-shelled,
- tortoise-shell,
- tun-shell,
- Hard-shelled clam,
- Soft-shell clam,
- Soft-shell tortoise,
- Soft-shelled crab,
- Soft-shelled crabs,
- Soft-shelled turtle,
- Tortoise-shell butterfly,
- Tortoise-shell turtle,
- coat-of-mail shell,
- hard-shell clam,
- hard-shell crab,
- pearly-shelled mussel,
- soft-shell crab,
- thin-shelled mussel,
- tortoise-shell tiger,
- with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil