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shell noun

  /ʃɛl/
sceall
  • The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
  • (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
  • (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
 sliogán
shell game
cleas na méaracán, cluiche sliogán
soft-shell turtle
turtar blaoscbhog
valence shell
fiús-sceall
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