Inshell
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈʃɛl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Inshell is a verb meaning (literary, rare) To enclose in a shell.
Meaning
(literary, rare) To enclose in a shell.
More Meanings
- (agriculture, fishery) (of nuts, eggs, shellfish) Not removed from the shell.
- (agriculture, fishery) A product (nut, shellfish) that has not been removed from its shell.
Example Sentences
Live inshell scallops are preferable to frozen scallop meats.
The stain […] contains iodine, which is also a permitted disinfectant for inshell eggs.
The insects that attack inshell peanuts consist of several species of beetles and of moths.
Who could know what forces those two-meter hulls inshelled, or what fleets and empires waited on their signal?
Word Forms
- inshells
- inshelling
- inshelled
Antonyms for inshell
Common opposites include shelled.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include topside, nut, shell, walnut, walnuts, enshell.
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