UNSHALE

Etymology

Verb

unshale (third-person singular simple present unshales, present participle unshaling, simple past and past participle unshaled)

(obsolete) To strip the shale ("shell") or husk from; to uncover.

Anagrams

• Hulsean, unheals, unleash

Source: Wiktionary


Un*shale", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shale.]

Definition: To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover. [Obs.] I will not unshale the jest before it be ripe. Marston.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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