UNSHELLED

unshelled, shell-less

(adjective) of animals or fruits that have no shell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

unshelled (not comparable)

Not having had the shell removed.

Not bombarded with military shells.

Etymology 2

Verb

unshelled

simple past tense and past participle of unshell

Source: Wiktionary


UNSHELL

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

Definition: To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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